Rosalie Peyton CO #1

    I observed Andrew Wilson’s reading class with group 2B. The class started with an introduction of the word of the day. The students were given a chance to describe the word if they knew it and then the proper definition of the word was given. A reading assignment had been given the day before. Students were asked to underline words that they did not know. These words were then explained. Then they answered comprehension questions about the reading. After that the students were introduced to the concepts of the main idea and the topic of a text. They were then given various sentences and asked to point out the main idea and the topic within the sentence or paragraph. Throughout the class, some words that were encountered were added to their white vocabulary list. The white vocab list is for recording words of interest or importance that the students encounter throughout the lesson. There is also a yellow vocab list to keep a record of all the words of the day. The students are responsible for knowing the words on both these lists and will be quizzed on these words and also on concepts such as main ideas.