Classroom Observation

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Speaking- Target child is proficient in this skill set. Z speaks clearly enough so that a classroom visitor knows what he is saying. I have observed this first hand. On my first day of field, I was a visitor, and I could clearly understand what Z what saying when he was speaking to me. Z also follows the rules of conservation. For example, during free time, Z was practicing writing words around the classroom. Z looked at me and said, “What’s your name again?” I responded, “Sarah”. Z then asked, “How do you spell that”. I informed Z of the spelling of my name, and he wrote the corresponding letters. Z was about to hold a two-way conversation with me, and use the information from my answer in his activity. When Z is speaking, he uses an expanded set of vocabulary and language. I observed Z using his expanded vocabulary when he playing with gak putty. Z described the gak as being sticky and bouncy. Z was using sensory language to describe experiences. …show more content…
Z is beginning to develop knowledge of letters. Z recognizes his name, and his classmates’ name. Z can guess a word by recognizing its initial letter. I observed Z doing these skills during a classroom activity. The teacher would write common words, such as colors, common sight words, and classmates’ names on the board. Z was able to guess correctly on mostly all of the words. Z also is beginning to build his knowledge of uppercase and lowercase letters. I have observed him practicing both during free time. In addition, Z demonstrates phonological awareness. Z can clap out the syllables in words, and sight read common words. Z shows an appreciation and understanding of book and reading. Z will collect books, and look at them in an orderly fashion by turning one page at a time and going from front to back. Z is still emerging on his ability to recount some key ideas and details from the text. Z will need to be continuously scaffolded and prompted in this