Name: Victoria Lindley Year Level: 0-1
Observation completed by Nicola Clarke Date: 26/7/2018
Lesson Observed: Shared Book with the emphasis on retell.
Vic you delivered your lesson effectively and with enthusiasm. It was interactive allowing children to enjoy a text which they may not have been able to read on their own. The lesson was well paced and had a good flow.
You have well established rules and expectations in your classroom to promote positive behaviours and to help create a nice sense of community.
Points of Interest:
- Book language was discussed prior to the story, e.g. cover, title/author/illustrator.
- Students were given an opportunity to make predictions about the events in the story.
- You modelled the skills of a proficient reader including reading with fluency and expression.
- You asked a variety of questions to determine comprehension level and to encourage a thoughtful response.
- The text was used to foster oral vocabulary development which forms the basis of reading and writing.
- Children were given an opportunity to retell the story to a buddy in their own words.
- You concluded the reading by modelling a follow up activity that was age appropriate and that they enjoyed.
Possible Future Focus:
- For subsequent readings of a shared book children could take turns to point to the text as you read.
- Text be made available so that students can enjoy reading independently.
