Name:Tyler Clark

I Observation-Getting to Know You

Alternative Ways I Got to Know My 2 Students: Other than observing students in these content areas.
Watching them and talking to both of them in transition periods and free periods during the day. They
are both students who enjoy school and want to do very well. Student 1 is a smart student, yet he has
some behavior/ attention problems that inhibit his learning. It is shown in all of his work during the day.
Student 2 is proficient in ELA, but struggles in math. Her math grades are lower, but she is always active
and engaged during math content time.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
Child 1 1/31 ELA- Reading-Focus on Fluency He was very invested in reading
Weaknesses and wanted to read whenever
He had some troubles breaking he could. His fluency is
down and segmenting some larger struggling, but he is working to
words in the passage, he would get it better over time.
lose the place we were in as it was
group read
Strengths
After practicing the passage twice,
he was able to move through it
much smoother and more
fluently.
Math- Measurement and sorting Students enjoyed the lesson,
Strengths and were very engaged in the
Students were very engaged in the material. He just needs more
content, asking lots of questions, redirection when trying to
and trying to answer questions. focus up again.
He would connect some of the
material to what he has seen
before.
Weaknesses
Since they were on the carpet, he
was very distracted by himself and
trying to talk to others around
him. He was asked multiple times
to refocus and quiet down before
being sent back to his seat.
 Child 2 1/31 ELA- Reading-Focus on Fluency Her fluency is very good, higher
Weaknesses than some of the students in
She did not have much difficulty the class.
reading the passage, after one
read through she was doing very
well. She would always ask to see
where the group was before we
started.
Strengths
After the first reading, she was
able to read it very fluently and
smoothly.
Math: Measurement and sorting Her run on answers caused a
Strengths delay in the material being
She was engaged, asking presented. After she was asked
questions, and answering as well. multiple times to keep her
Weaknesses answers short she finally did.
She would sometimes blurt out
answers when not prompted.
Also she would run her answers
on more than what was needed
and had to be cut off by the
teacher.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 M 2/5 ELA- Reading - focus is on He once again had a hard time
character in fairy tales focusing during the story time
Weaknesses on the carpet. The fairy tale
He had a hard time focusing may have not been his interest
during the story and was needed but he still was engaged when
to be redirected during the whole he could be.
group instruction
Strengths
He answered lots of questions and
was very engaged in the story
after redirection
Math- Characteristics of 2D shape The student enjoys the lesson
Strengths and really is proficient in math,
Student was very engaged in the yet his behavior and lack of
content and lesson, he did very focus slows him down a bit
well on the shape sorting activity
 that was given after whole group
instruction
Weaknesses
He was once again not fully
focused during instruction and the
assessment, after some
redirection he was able to get
back on track.

Child 2 M-2/5 ELA- Reading - focus is on Her reading and writing skills
character in fairy tales are very high and it shows in
Weaknesses these lessons.
She did not show any weakness
during whole group instruction or
during the character assessment.
Strengths
She was engaged and answering
lots of questions about the story
and then was able to complete
the assignment with ease.
Math- Characteristics of 2D shape The student is very engaged
Strengths and focused during math time,
She was engaged in the content yet she struggles. It does feel
during whole group instruction, like she wants to work to
raising her hand and attempting master it more.
problems.
Weaknesses
She struggled with answering
some answers correctly, she was
able to get these correct after
some help. The shape sorting
activity was more difficult for her,
after some more guidance she
was able to get it.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 W 2/7 ELA- Haggerty On the carpet he always seems
Weaknesses to be more fidgety and have
He was not very focused during more distractions, haggerty is
haggerty, he was moving around one skill that he is proficient
and fidgeting. The teacher asked
 him to go back to his seat to seat with but loses some of his focus
to refocus because of his space
Strengths
He was very engaged and showed
proficiency in all of the sections
that were gone over. Even when
he was at his seat he still was
engaged in the content. He was
able to refocus as well.
Math- 3D shape characteristics Once again math is a content
Strengths that interests him, he does very
Student was once again engaged well with shapes. He had many
in the whole group content, and of the answers but, most of the
was able to complete the 3d time he blurted them out.
shape activity
Weaknesses
He was blurting out answers
without raising his hand, this
happened multiple times even
after the teacher prompted him to
stop.

Child 2 2/7 ELA- Haggerty After discussing with the

Weaknesses teacher about my observation
She was focused on the content, for the day, haggerty is
but sounding out words into something she always struggles
sounds, she struggled with and with and something that not a
would even not attempt to do lot of effort is put in.
them. She would look around and
talk to others on the carpet.
Strengths
When doing blending words, she
did very well and answered
correctly. She also was doing well
with breaking words into syllables.
Math- 3D shape characteristics THe sorting activity was newer
Strengths for the students, she was
She was once again engaged with excited to try something new
the content, during the warmup and wanted to do it more on
game which was a shape her own.
sort/guessing game. She was very
active and engaged.
Weaknesses
The assessment for the day was
another shape sort, but this time
it was based on 3d shapes and
your own categories. She
 struggled to create categories that
fit shapes, and then with help she
was able to sort them.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 F- 2/9 ELA- Writing- Spelling test Seemed like he studied quite a
Weaknesses bit through the week and after
He had a hard time with spelling looking at this result it showed.
and handwriting, some of the
words were correct but it was very
hard to read.
Strengths
He knew most of the words and
would write them very quickly.
Math- Measurement Student was very excited to get
Strengths out of his seat and get moving,
Student was engaged in the this was not shown in the
material and content that was correct manner and he was
being presented, he did all the asked to sit back down.
work in his book and followed
along.
Weaknesses
He was unable to control himself
when putting up a measurement
on his locker, running around the
classroom and interacting with his
classmates not in the greatest
manner.

Child 2 F-2/9 ELA- Writing- Spelling test She struggled with this set of
Weaknesses words, but she was able to
She had a hard time remembering sound them out to herself and
the words and would look down get many of the sounds correct.
and around when the teacher was
reading the words.
Strengths
She got most of the sounds
correct in the words.
Math- Measurement Her short crying fit before she
Strengths started set her back a bit, but
 SHe worked along with the she was able to regain her
teacher in the book and was able behaviors and finish strong.
to place a couple different
measurements on her locker
Weaknesses
Did not want to get started and
lost a pencil, she began crying and
was redirected and given a short
break.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 M 2/12 ELA- Writing- Morning Journal He took a second to get
Weaknesses unpacked, but once he got
He had a hard time focusing and writing he was focused and
getting to his work. Since he had attentive.
just come in from the bus he was
all over the place.
Strengths
He wrote two complete
sentences, and used his checklist
to make sure he had all of the
components.
Math- Workplaces He was throwing materials and
Strengths used them in ways that were
He worked well with his partners, not intended.
and completed each workplace
with little difficulty.
Weaknesses
He was distracted by some of the
materials and used them the way
they were not supposed to.

Child 2 M-2/12 ELA- Writing- Morning Journal Whether she had a rough
Weaknesses morning, her writing suffered a
She had a tough time with her bit. Usually she is a good
writing this morning, it was sloppy writer.
and not in complete sentences.
Strengths
She was able to get focused and
unpacked quickly, she also used
 her checklist to go back through
and fix.
Math- Workplaces Her partner work was very
Strengths good, she worked nicely and it
She worked very well with her was interesting to see them
partners and they helped her help her out when she was
through some problems. struggling.
Weaknesses
She was very lenient on the
teacher, raising her hand when
she was struggling

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 F-2/23 ELA- Library day Since there were multiple
Weaknesses groups together, he was not the
He was very distracted when the only student distracted and
librarian was reading them a story many others were talking and
and was blurting out and asking moving around with him.
questions.
Strengths
He found 3 very appropriate
books for his reading level and
interests.
ELA- spelling /k/ sounds Many of the other spellings
Strengths they have gone over he had
Student was engaged in the known, he struggled with K but
lesson, he worked well during the he was still engaged.
whole group instruction.
Weaknesses
He was distracted by the dry erase
board and struggled with the
multiple spellings

Child 2 F- 2/23 ELA- Library day She likes more informational

Weaknesses books and ones that have lots
She found books that were above of pictures.
her reading level and that were
more geared toward
encyclopedias.
Strengths
After some redirection she was
able to find more books in her
 level. She was also very quiet and
respectful toward the librarian
during story time.
ELA- spelling /k/ sounds She did a very good job with
Strengths the /k/ spellings, but the
She did a very good job with all markers and boards are very
the spellings of /k/ and followed much a distraction for 1st
along with the instruction. graders.
Weaknesses
She was also distracted by the dry
erase board, doodling and
drawing things that were not
needed.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 M 3/11 ELA- FOcus on reading Fluency Doing a reader's theater is fun
Weaknesses for them, but they are a bit
Since they were working in their more distracted when
small groups he was more practicing.
distracted working in the readers
theater. He was not following
along with the script.
Strengths
When he did read, it was very
smooth and I could tell he had
been practicing at home.
Math- Fractions JHe did a very good job with his
Strengths fractions and grasped the ideas
Was very focused since we were quickly.
talking about pizza, but it showed
when we did the assessment he
understood what was going on
and did very well.
Weaknesses
Was distracted by the scissors and
crayons they were using and lost
some time because of that.

Child 2 F 3/11 ELA- FOcus on reading Fluency The group she is in was reading
Weaknesses a slightly more difficult script
and she struggled more than
 She struggled a bit with her usual today. She needed a bit
reading today, it was not as fluent more help.
as it had been.
Strengths
SHe followed along on the script
and knew where they were at all
times. She was also using more
inflection then normal.
Math- Fractions Her attempts and enthusiasm
Strengths during math are good, she is
Was focused on the content and trying to gain more knowledge
attempting to answer questions while it may not always show.
asked by the teacher. Worked
well in the partner activity.
Weaknesses
Struggled to grasp some ideas
with fractions when working on
the activity at the end.

CHILD Day of the WEEK Content: Strengths and/or Additional Thoughts:

with DATe Weaknesses
(i.e.) Child 1 Monday 3/25 ELA- Writing- Focus on writing a Once he was able to start his
opinion piece on a digital format writing he was able to work
Weaknesses diligently, but the struggle to
He had a hard time starting his get started is an ongoing issue.
writing, while he had the rough
draft written he could not stay
focused to begin his piece
Strengths
Once redirected the student was
able to work on his writing piece
and revise and edit his work.
Math - Fact Families The student enjoys math and is
Strengths very proficient in it. He was
Student was engaged in the whole very engaged and interested.
group instruction and during the
individual work the student
worked completed it correctly
Weaknesses
He did need some redirection
when working individually
 because he was off task multiple
times.

Child 2 M-3/25 ELA- Writing- Focus on digital She enjoys writing a lot, but the
writing an opinion piece on a only struggle is her revising the
digital format work.
Weakness: She did appear to
struggle with editing her work,
she would look over to her other
peers to see what they were doing
Strengths: She worked quietly and
quickly on her work, showing
proficiency in her writing and
stayed on task.
Math: Math - Fact Families The student struggles in math
Weakness: She did not appear to and it shows through many
understand how to use fact lessons that family was
families, she struggled to grasp something that she struggled
that you use the three numbers with and was able to work
given and would create your own toward grasping it with more
numbers. explicit instruction.
Strengths: after some explicit
instruction and guidance the
student was able to correct her
mistakes and find the correct
answer.