Assignment #2

Assignment #2

Becoming Readers and Writers Video Reflection

Sheila Owen’s California kindergarten class is built around the students reading and writing needs. Her classroom consists of twelve English language learners, some that come in with a vast vocabulary and great print experience at home and she has students come in with a small vocabulary and less print experience. I liked that she started her day with a good morning song and incorporated a Spanish “Buenos Dias Buenos Dias Buenos Dias a ti” version into the song. This gives her ELL a chance to identify with familiar language.

Sheila Owen had a literacy routine that didn’t vary much day to day. This routine included read aloud, shared reading, guided reading and independent reading. As these techniques went on throughout the day, the teacher involvement became less and less whereas student involvement became more and more. I liked that during read aloud, Sheila Owen read a book that was too hard for them to read alone, so it sparked discussion and student involvement.

Along with reading, Sheila Owen had two stages of writing as well, interactive writing and independent writing. During interactive writing, students shared pens to create text. In independent writing, Sheila Owen wanted to see if they can express to teach what they are learning. Sheila Owen’s ultimate goal was that by the end of the year, every student had an internalized love for reading.