OBSERVATION AND INTERVIEW 2
Observation and Interview
Marquetta Gibson
Grand Canyon University: SEC-540
December 9, 2021
My mentor is Ms. Dawn, a Pre-K teacher at Children of America. She believes that students need to understand the distinct approaches to literacy and thus a teacher has to ensure that they are integrated in content area. One of the challenges faced by students according to Ms. Dawn, is that they struggle to comprehend the texts used in the classroom. One of the literacy integration strategies she uses is committing to a conceptual framework of learning by doing. Learning by doing enables learners to improve their comprehension and retention of classroom content. In addition, she provides opportunities for learners to use inquiry, academic language, and key habits of practice. Lastly, she uses the literacy approach to instruction in a way that promotes the skills for 21st century literacy. This includes communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Ms. Dawn uses technology in her content instruction to get students more engaged. In the digital contemporary era, children prefer any mode of learning that integrates technology, such as YouTube videos, music, and learning apps. I observed that she uses PowerPoint presentations to present texts to students during morning greetings. They are more engaged with PowerPoint presentations because of the colorful words, background music, and vibrant pictures. Students learn faster because they’re excited, and they’re able to retain information taught.
Ms. Dawn responded that she often collaborates with other Pre-K teachers and departments when integrating literacy standards. Even though she has to abide by Children of American literacy standards, she also implements her own. She strives to be part of the team that develops literacy standards by being the example of excellence. However, Ms. Dawn has often experienced challenges in integrating literacy strategies into content instruction. For instance, some literacy strategies require resources to be effective. A teacher may need to use media such as computers and projectors to reinforce the text. In some situations, the institution might lack these resources.
To assess the effectiveness of the lesson, and to see if the students mastered the learning objectives for the day, the Ms. Dawn engages the students in an assessment at the end of the lesson to assess their mastery for the course content. She assesses their reading proficiency and level comprehension by giving them short texts to identify letters and spell words from the text. This helps to determine whether the students have mastered spelling and pronouncing.
A major challenge for Ms. Dawn in content delivery is that some parents may disapprove text selection. In such a situation, she must be careful to select text that strictly abides by the Children of American policies. If a parent is still not okay with the text, the child is sent to complete another activity during that specific lesson. It is imperative for a teacher to use text that all parents are okay with, and it is easy to develop students’ skill.
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