This week when I went to observe the teacher had me take some of the students outside and have them read to me. This was really neat because I got to observe the students one on one and really see how diverse learners they are. I got the opportunity to read with three kids total.
The first girl I read with seemed to be an average reader, she wasn't bad but she didn't stick out as a really good reader to me. She did a pretty good job with most of her words and I only had to help her with a few.
The next girl I read with was Jarely (Yad-el-ly) She is a Spanish speaking student who is learning English. She was on a completely different reading level than the other girl. She was reading books like "I see a dog. I see a cat.". The thing I noticed most about her though was that she could read it. I was so impressed with her for being able to read what she could, she can barely speak English!
The last kid I read with was a little boy named Bryson. Bryson seemed to be more of an advanced learner. The teacher told me to try to get him reading in phrases rather than word by word. He read all his words without hardly any hesitation and tried to read in phrases as best he could. He was easily the best reader of the three.
I loved this experience it really opened my eyes to all of the children's different learning levels and abilities. Another thing I learned was that even though Jarely is still learning, she is progressing as fast as the other kids. She just has some catching up to do to get on their level.
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