Blog Post #6

Blog Post #6

In the classrooms I was in today I saw many different types of diversity. First, I was put into a 1st grade classroom. I watched as all the children walked in from recess and noted how different they all truly were. They all had unique traits and personalities radiating from their smiling faces. In my first grade classroom, the teacher did very well in making sure all students participated and understood the content of her lesson. My teacher started after recess by having rug time. In her rug time, she asked one student to tell them the day, the weather and about their day. Then she had the student sit down and all students recite a song they had learned earlier that week. She then had the 2 more students come up to practice math they had learned. Each student she picked was random, yet all the classmates supported and helped each other. You could tell there were some students who did not know english too well, yet the songs, repition of words, and classmate support helped the student to succeed in front of the class. There were also many differences between race and ethnic diversity.  The teacher through her intstruction made sure to stop, and ask if anyone had questions. The students that needed extra help also were able to work with a separate teacher in the room specifically to help them. We also visited a 5th grade classroom, where 2 students had disabilities. One clearly had  ADD while another had dsylexia. I was able to help each student work through learning their vocabulary words and also in focusing at the task at hand. In both classrooms, the teachers were very patient with the students and let them work at their own pace. The teachers also went very slow and clearly stated all they were teaching. The teachers also used many non-verbal cues to help those in need to clearly understand the topics being taught.