02/28/06 I planned one lesson tonight for Guadalupe in case he was the only one who showed up plus another lesson in case the others came. And just as I anticipated, Guadalupe was the only one. (I don't know WHERE the others are! Even Manuel from Honduras hasn't been coming and he seemed to enjoy the classes so much. Nancy and Betty told me not to worry or take it personally -- that there are all kinds of reasons -- just like Emily said.)
I began with a review of G's last lesson on clocks and time with some "K+1" worksheets (reading and vocab) to challenge him. And he did it! Then I had planned to begin work on directions, maps, and place. BUT then came Alejandro from Guanajuato -- age 54, shorter than me, 3rd grade education and very little English. So -- what to do to keep Guadalupe interested but begin back at the beginning with Alejandro??? While Genia tested A, I did the review of time with G. Then I brought them together. Well, I've never started with a very beginner so I went to the first page of the text. Numbers 1-10. Then I made up a 6 sentence conversation -- What is your name? Where are you from? What is your phone number? Short conversation and numbers. I did offer G the option of moving on to Betty's class (tonight she had 5 students) where I told him he would be more challenged, but he declined. He said he would help me with A because it would be a review for him and help him remember. So I had A read some authentic phone numbers out of local ads -- then I saw G doodling on the paper (never saw him do that before) -- and I alternated asking G to read the addresses and hours of operation (which we had been studying). A tried to read them too. This class just whizzed by.
Hmm. If G stays in my class, I can see that I am going to have to prepare one lesson for him and another for A. (And what happens if the others return?? Yikes!) I'm going to have to have parts of these lessons worksheets or games or something that they each can do on their own at their own level while I'm working with the other. And it would be great if I could find SOMETHING that they can do together. AND starting next Tuesday, Genia will be gone and I will also have to test any newcomers -- all at the same time.
I began with a review of G's last lesson on clocks and time with some "K+1" worksheets (reading and vocab) to challenge him. And he did it! Then I had planned to begin work on directions, maps, and place. BUT then came Alejandro from Guanajuato -- age 54, shorter than me, 3rd grade education and very little English. So -- what to do to keep Guadalupe interested but begin back at the beginning with Alejandro??? While Genia tested A, I did the review of time with G. Then I brought them together. Well, I've never started with a very beginner so I went to the first page of the text. Numbers 1-10. Then I made up a 6 sentence conversation -- What is your name? Where are you from? What is your phone number? Short conversation and numbers. I did offer G the option of moving on to Betty's class (tonight she had 5 students) where I told him he would be more challenged, but he declined. He said he would help me with A because it would be a review for him and help him remember. So I had A read some authentic phone numbers out of local ads -- then I saw G doodling on the paper (never saw him do that before) -- and I alternated asking G to read the addresses and hours of operation (which we had been studying). A tried to read them too. This class just whizzed by.
Hmm. If G stays in my class, I can see that I am going to have to prepare one lesson for him and another for A. (And what happens if the others return?? Yikes!) I'm going to have to have parts of these lessons worksheets or games or something that they each can do on their own at their own level while I'm working with the other. And it would be great if I could find SOMETHING that they can do together. AND starting next Tuesday, Genia will be gone and I will also have to test any newcomers -- all at the same time.
posted by Connie | 4:53 AM
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You can do it!!! Head up young person.
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