My artifact for this week is my implementation of different spelling strategies in hopes to increase my students' spelling grades. The students are supposed to study their words at home, but their grades are lacking in spelling. I decided to try to go over the words for about 10 to 15 minutes daily using different hands-on strategies and activities, such as spelling words in shaving cream on their desks or playing a game to see who can spell the letters out of notecards the fastest. I also just started having the students take home a "worksheet" with several different options on how they can study their spelling words; for example, "Write this weeks spelling words alphabetically" or "Type this weeks spelling words 3 times each." So far, I have only made them pick 3 things on the list to do, and they have to turn in their work on Friday (test day). I also have the students taking pre-tests on Wednesdays so they can practice the words they are having difficulty with for Friday.
Since I am in a resource room for special education this semester, these techniques will hopefully work because it gives the students extra practice they don't receive at home. Since hands-on activities typically cause students to become active in the learning process, I think the results will increase over time. My hope is that these students find strategies that work for them and stick with them to succeed in the future.
I think that this artifact falls under characteristic number 4, which is that a novice teacher should be a facilitator of learning for all students. Every student in this classroom has his or her own way of practicing and learning. By giving the students several choices along with extra practice in the classroom, I am hopefully building onto their spelling fundamentals. By appealing to all learning types, I am hopefully reaching each student and giving him or her a push in the right direction as far as spelling strategies.
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I can defenitely see how this artifact falls under Characteristic #4 of the Novice Teacher because you are seeing that all students, regardless of their learning ability, are getting a chance to succeed on their spelling tests. I think it is a great idea that you are offering your students multiple means of studying for their spelling tests and think that, as future teachers, it is extremely important that we remember that not all students learn in the same way. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI think the stragtegies discused in this blog would be great for a resource room teacher. You are letting your students be hands on and I think that would really help them. I know a lot of students resond to hands on activities so I think they are great to use in the classroom. This lesson was very cool and im sure that the hands on activities helped the students spelling.
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