DJ CO#1

The first class I observed was Olga's reading class. One thing I noticed was that when she would ask a question, she would ask every student, even if their answers we're different. Then when a student would get an answer correct, she would ask the student which context clue they used, which made them explain how they came to the answer. Then she would provided other context clues that also help. She would ask the students for a summary, and then give her summary. When she would ask a question, sometimes a student would ask it, but then they would keep going and struggle to wrap up. She would encourage them and say "Yes, good, that's fine." She also asked the students to read aloud, which made it a speaking lesson as well. When a student didn't know an answer, or was on the wrong track, she would lead them to the answer without actually saying it. Even if the student gave the wrong answer, she would ask them what in the text made them think that. This is helpful because it discourages random guessing and shows you how the student is thinking. After the article, she moved on to arguments. She explained that anyone can have an opinion, but it might not be shared by others unless you can back it up with reasoning.