Law 421 Week 2 Weekly Reflective Journal

Weekly Reflective Journal #3 The week was a rollercoaster. We had many aspects go accordingly. However, we also had some issues this week. The week has also been exciting because I was given a new responsibility in the classroom. Intervention was scheduled to start on Monday. Unfortunately, due to the two hour delay we began intervention on Tuesday. I was nervous starting it. The three students in my group need help with letter identification and letter sounds. The students are engaged and interested in coming to our room for a few minutes in the morning. Additionally, in literacy I have noted a spike in engagement. The groups have been focused and I can tell they are retaining the new information. During small group instruction, the largest group of seven needs the most help. This group also tends to be the most unfocused. I change the seating around frequently to accommodate all students and separate some as well. I believe I
The students tend to be wild during the math block. The constant misbehavior is talking instead of working or doing work or others. Seating arrangements will fix the talking out of turn. However, I also plan to have a discussion with students about why we need to work first then talk. The other issue is going to be more difficult to solve. I am going to try redirecting this upcoming week when it occurs. In conclusion, my goals for the upcoming week will be challenging. My students need the changes and accommodations. In literacy, my goal is to make writing fun for the students. It is sad that they view it as a chore. Encouragement is also important in literacy so that their confidence grows. I can see this when students read with me. In mathematics, my goal is to keep students on track. I plan to use some of the methods that I learned about in the Instructional Assistant Training from Thursday. My hope for next week is that the students’ passion for learning