Post 2 (week 3)

This week I was very busy. I did my second read aloud. The book had 2 different stories in it. The fiction part was about an orange and the nonfiction part discussed a farmer's market. The class was very rowdy the whole day so while I read the book I had to try to keep them focused which was quite challenging at times. I feel like I could have transitioned between stories better. That is why I love this classroom experience because I am finding ways that I can grow as an educator. I also had a chance to do a one minute letter recognition assessment on the sounds each letter makes individually with the students. The students have done this before so they already knew the process which made it go really smoothly. Now I know some different assessment strategies. My CT uses the same page for each student to compare their progress each month by color coding the results. This made it really easy to look at a student's results quickly to determine if they are improving or if they need additional help.