Tasks accomplished during an ELA lesson on Point of ViewGrabbing student's attention:When my students work in small groups or pairs, or they are transitioning between tasks, my CT uses a variety of attention getting strategies. Her usual strategy is counting down from 5. Students know they are expected to have their materials prepared and be on task by the time my CT reaches 1. During my lesson, I utilized the "5, 4, 3, 2, 1," attention getting strategy as students were to return to the class group after discussing with their table groups. Most of the students' attention was redirected as they turned to face me and move forward in the lesson. The next time I needed the learner's attention during the lesson, I practiced one of my favorite attention getting strategies. I adore music, rhythm and having fun in the classroom. So, I clap a fun beat (usually 4-6 beats) and the students mimic my clapping. I did two different rhythms to make sure all students had an opportunity to redirect their attention. While I clap and the students return my rhythm, I take the opportunity to dance around the classroom. Getting the students focused and smiling allows us to return to the task refreshed and ready to share. Moving forward, I believe it would be beneficial to have a variety of attention getting strategies in the classroom. Students should be given explicit instruction so they understand the intention and appropriate response for each attention getting technique. I would also like to introduce new strategies throughout the year to keep students engaged and on task. There is an excellent slideshow resource here that includes multiple unique strategies that can be integrated in the classroom. In particular I would like to try the knock-knock joke attention getter and doing something unexpected (see example below). Planning and implementing a read aloud:
room, students are made aware that I am still present and cognizant of their behavior while I am reading. I included dramatic pauses, changes in my pitch or volume of voice and appropriate expression while I was reading. Students were on task, highlighting key words for point of view, as I read the multicultural tale aloud. I absolutely adore read alouds and plan to implement them in my classroom daily. During the last 10 minutes of each day, there is wasted time before students dismiss. I plan to use this time to read interesting folk tales, new science articles and other reading materials to students. I also believe students should be given time to read aloud to each other. Reading is a social, creative and fascinating experience that I hope all my students will find joy in.
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