Third Graders working with Mrs. Corpening
On March 17th, I observed the EC teacher working with my two third grade students. Parkview Village Elementary is so privileged to have Mrs. Corpening (Mrs C) as one of our EC teachers. She works with first, third and fifth grade students. The students in the picture above are both in my class. The little boy just transferred from Triangle Lake Elementary two weeks ago.
Mrs. C was working on finding the answers in the text. The students have been reading the same text all week. They've orally discussed the meaning of each paragraph.
The text they were working on was given by the EC teacher. They two students would read the question together and then they would locate it in the text and highlight it. If it was correct they would then write it down on the answer sheet. I really like this small setting for the students. They don't get distracted easily and can get more one-on-one attention from the teacher.
I noticed that the EC teacher gave a lot of praise and encouragement. They loved getting the praise. I noticed that the little boy would work more to find the right answer before the little girl. He actually finished his work first and got to go to the gym, to play, as a reward. The little girl didn't want to do much. This is how she acts in my classroom as well. The EC teacher told her that she cannot leave until the work is completed. I noticed that she started to work a little harder. The EC teacher guided her a little more to encourage her to finish.
I really enjoyed watching this lesson because I know how much they both need the extra help. After watching this lesson, I will ask the EC teacher if she could use the passage we are using in class so that they get extra help with the skills we are focusing on. Since we are working on identifying the text structure between two paragraphs this week, it would be beneficial to have that extra help in this small setting.
The EC teacher expressed how difficult it can sometimes get because she has a first grade student that loves to run out of the room. At times she has to stop what she's doing to go and get him. She also works hard and documents behavior to update the IEPs in order to meet the needs of her students.
Mrs. C was working on finding the answers in the text. The students have been reading the same text all week. They've orally discussed the meaning of each paragraph.
The text they were working on was given by the EC teacher. They two students would read the question together and then they would locate it in the text and highlight it. If it was correct they would then write it down on the answer sheet. I really like this small setting for the students. They don't get distracted easily and can get more one-on-one attention from the teacher.I noticed that the EC teacher gave a lot of praise and encouragement. They loved getting the praise. I noticed that the little boy would work more to find the right answer before the little girl. He actually finished his work first and got to go to the gym, to play, as a reward. The little girl didn't want to do much. This is how she acts in my classroom as well. The EC teacher told her that she cannot leave until the work is completed. I noticed that she started to work a little harder. The EC teacher guided her a little more to encourage her to finish.
I really enjoyed watching this lesson because I know how much they both need the extra help. After watching this lesson, I will ask the EC teacher if she could use the passage we are using in class so that they get extra help with the skills we are focusing on. Since we are working on identifying the text structure between two paragraphs this week, it would be beneficial to have that extra help in this small setting.
The EC teacher expressed how difficult it can sometimes get because she has a first grade student that loves to run out of the room. At times she has to stop what she's doing to go and get him. She also works hard and documents behavior to update the IEPs in order to meet the needs of her students.
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