Field Observation Evidence Report 5

Field Observation Evidence Report 5

TC NAME: Nhu Y Nguyen

RICA Domain: Planning, organizing, and managing, reading instruction based on ongoing assessment

RICA Competency: Planning, organizing, and managing, reading instruction

Grade Level: 4^th Grade

Any Additional Descriptors: ELL

INSTRUCTION:

                I observed Mrs. R. organizing instruction to meet the needs of all students. Mrs. R. formed homogeneous groups to teach comprehension. She organized students who have the same instructional reading level (same ability) into the homogeneous groups. Mrs. R. also organized some groups that are heterogeneous, composed of students who have different reading abilities. For the group with higher levels of reading, Mrs. R. taught about how to make a complete sentence using subjects, predicates, and verbs. For her lower reading groups, Mrs. R. gave examples of verbs and subjects. Most students volunteered by raising their hands and answering questions.

                After Mrs. R. reviewed the five step process of writing a complete sentence, she used Guided Practice to observe students learning process. Mrs. R. passed out sentences for her students to work on. Their task is to figure out whether sentences are complete or incomplete sentences. If it is an incomplete sentence, the students need to turn them into complete sentences. While the students work on their sentences, Mrs. R. walked around and helped her students. One of the things that Mrs. R. did was to reinforce what they learned by restating what a complete sentence needs to have. Another time, she asked her students if they can explain to her what they are doing. Mrs. R. provided feedback by pointing out students’ mistakes. After the student saw the mistake(s), s/he corrected them.

INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING:

                I observed that the instructional setting is surrounded by a variety of supports for teaching and learning. There are charts that relate to the students’ learning progress. One of the charts is titled “predicate and subject.” The chart stated “I can identify the subject and predicate in a sentence using nouns and verbs.” Other places in the classroom are for students’ work. The classroom is decorated nicely with medium tone colors and organized supplies. This classroom is a ready-to-learn environment setting.