The third classroom I observed yesterday was Alexandra
Ramos’s Reading Group 4. They started a new article in class yesterday, an
article from the textbook that is usually used. However, sometimes Alexandra
brings in other, level-appropriate material, which is absolutely fine. Her
students like to be challenged.
Before the students started reading the article, she had let
them know what every group of two had to concentrate on in particular, so that
she could ask certain groups certain questions. While they were reading she was
putting concepts from the text and central questions on the board. Occasionally,
we would put on the board and mention difficult vocabulary and ask someone
randomly if he or she understood what it meant. She would also walk around and
check on every pair. When it seemed that everyone was almost done, she gave all
of them another couple of minutes to get their answers ready.
Now, from the keywords Alexandra had put on the board, every
group had to find out if (and what) applied to what they had just read, and if
so, how it applied and explain, which some of these group 4 students did very
well.
I thought it was a smart idea to take pictures of what had
been put on the board at the end of class. Apparently, Alexandra always does
this.
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