TS #4 Ye-Won

 Date: May 29th

Topic/Skill: Reading and Conversation/Speaking

Classroom management: student-centered, focusing on making the activity entertaining while also reinforcing comprehension and conversation

Materials: Eloise and the Very Secret Room book, whiteboard

Feedback: Ye-won and I read Eloise and the Very Secret Room together. I continued to have her tell me or show me what some of the words meant in the book, and she seems to be understanding double vowel sounds much more than in, our last session (ie. ae or ie). She learned a new name that was a bit difficult for her, Eloise, but by the end of the session, she was reading the name correctly (albeit with a bit of hesitation). We also talked about the difference between the words "hear" and "here" and how they were different. Her reading comprehension is also improving immensely! She seems much more interested in reading when I reinforce that there is a story rather than solely recognizing letters and words, and we are able to talk about what she likes and does not like about the book, which incorporates speaking elements into the session. 

Lesson on teaching learned: Ye-won was very hyperactive yesterday, but I found that working with her energy helped focus her on the lesson much more, and she was much more enthusiastic about reading when I worked with the fact that she wanted to play rather than read. So most of the time I had her act out the vocabulary rather than simply tell me, which assisted with her desire to run around the room while also better comprehending the story we were working through together.

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