Selene CO-1

My first classroom observation was of Victoria Davis' Group 2A Reading class. I found it extremely helpful and interesting to be able to watch an ESL teacher in action. Victoria's class inspired the activity I did with my adult tutee later that day and both her and I really enjoyed it. Victoria taught the students the SQ3R method (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) for reading comprehension and then had them put it into action. The activity consisted of reading a short passage on the topic of mummification in the SQ3R sequence. She first taught the class to look for key terms, which were signaled by bold or italics lettering, and then had them implement the steps of SQ3R. Throughout the class she clarified questions on content as well as vocabulary, writing any new words and their definition on the white board. She was very engaging with the students throughout the class, asking them about their daily lives and making conversation. She made sure to enunciate very well when doing this, asked students for clarification when she did not understand them, and did not hesitate to gently correct them when they mispronounced something or made any grammatical errors.