Term 4: Week 1

This week I was back in my practicum class which I really enjoyed because I know the kids  and the routines there so it was easy to just fit in with the class. 

I did a lot of maths testing this week particularly the GLOSS test. It was my first time using GLOSS and I found it was a really good assessment tools especially if you didn't have time for a NUmPA test or if you were unsure of the result you have gotten from a NUmPA. I found this especially when I was assessing the three children for the lessons I am going to take I did a Gloss and a NUmPA test just to be sure and to get the most information I could on what I needed to teach them.

I spent some time taking the top group for reading this week which I haven't really had the opportunity to do before. They needed focus on not their reading strategies as much like I was used to but on their comprehension skills and their understanding etc. I found I was not as capable as teaching this as I would have liked to have been because I have spent so much time learning and observing how to teach the children who struggle. I would like to observe and discuss with a teacher how and what is the best focus to have when with this group of children.