Artifact 2B
Passage from Reflective Journal 2
15 March, 2011
15 March, 2011
I
have come to love their students because although there are many behavioral
issues in the class, most of the students are interested in learning and
participating in activities. One student I have been working with, Ricardo, is
an English-language learner. For a third grader he is performing severely below
grade level academically and needs extra help in reading. On Mondays and
Thursdays while I am there, Ricardo and I work together during literacy.
Something that is challenging for me is to watch and listen to Ricardo struggle
with reading. During my observation with Bill Shorr Ricardo was having a
difficult time reading the stories and passages he was working on. He was
making many mistakes reading even when he tried to read sight words. Being a
student teacher with little experience, I was unsure of what words to correct
him on and which ones to let him make mistakes on. I believe that it is hard
for him to read words because the vowel sounds in Spanish are pronounced
differently in English.
Before
Spring break while I was working with Ricardo, I asked him if he speaks Spanish
at home and he said yes. I then asked him if he spoke it all the time or if he
speaks English at home also, and he said that he usually only speaks Spanish. I
think that it is great that his family speaks Spanish in their home, because
like his family, my mother’s family spoke a different language, Greek, while my
mother was growing up. If anything, I think it helps to know two languages
instead of just one. Michelle makes sure that Ricardo sees different
specialists to help him improve his literacy. I think that if the intervention
continues Ricardo will improve greatly by the end of this school year.
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