Lyndsy_Journal2_21009

=Journal Entry 2= =**2 - 10 - 09**=
 * Context and Structure:** In class students were given twenty-five minutes to read silently to themselves. Each student had a different book that they were reading based on their individual reading levels. One at a time students were asked to participate in a one on one reading conference with myself or Mrs. Nadrowski. The conferences were to discuss what students did well while reading and what they needed to work on.


 * Implementation and Results:** Students were asked to take out their silent reading books and to find a place in the classroom to read silently to themselves. One by one each student was called on to meet with Mrs. Nadrowski or me for a conference. During the conference students read out loud for five minutes. Mrs. Nadrowski and I had worksheets that we filled out about what the students did well while reading and what they needed to work on. After the students read for five minutes we discussed what we wrote down on the worksheets. While assessing their reading abilities, the Mrs. Nadrowski and I were both disappointed with the way some of the students rushed through the conference. Although all students had an opportunity to meet with myself or Mrs. Nadrowski, most students did not read to the best of their abilities. A lot of students rushed through the reading and didn’t concentrate on what they were reading.


 * Reflection:** Although some students rushed through the conferencing I think this was a good assessment in that it wasn’t a written test. Some students like when they receive individual attention. It makes them perform better. Written tests can sometimes make students feel pressure to do well and this form of assessment took that pressure off of them. However, I do think that more students would have done better if there weren’t as many distractions going on in the classroom. Even though Mrs. Nadrowski asked students to read silently to themselves, there was still a lot of “chitter chatter” and “horsing around” happening amongst the students. This assessment would show the students’ reading abilities better if students were asked to conference with the teacher in a quieter place. Also afterwards I think not only the teacher should tell the students what they did well and what they need to work on but also ask the students what they think they did well and what they need to work on. This slight change in the assignment would allow students to asses themselves. Sometimes students won’t really recognize what their strengths and weaknesses are unless they discover them their selves.

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