Blog Entry 5

I think since volunteering one of the most important roles as a teacher is caring for each child. Letting them know you are there to teach them and learning is fun, making them feel important and smart.
The most challenging would be patience. Each child is so different and has their own strengths and weaknesses. Being able to understand each child and still make them feel important. It would be difficult with a special needs child or ADD. Having patience wold be most challenging.

Blog Entry 4

When I go into to volunteer in Miss R class I help with rotation tables. Every day the students have a number and letter they work on and practice reciting and writing. At my rotation table we practice tracing the letter of the day with our finger on black paper that has been written with chalk, next we have the actual letter where we shake it, drop it, fix it, and trace it with our finger. Next we practice tracing it with a pen over a paper, and last we have Tupperware filled with salt and they love tracing the letter with there finger in the salt.
The last few days there has been a student aid who takes one student aside at a time and will go over the alphabet and the sounds they make. also ask them to count as high as they can. She then records each students results.

Blog Entry 3

In the class that I am volunteering in there are no students that have severe disabilities. The one child that come to mind is Fabian who doesn't have a physical disability but more mentally. The teacher often puts him on a different table alone. He has a difficult time paying attention and following instructions. But for the past few times that I have been there with him, I have given him some special attention. Praising him when he is doing what he is suppose to be doing and encouraging him when he gets off track. Giving him compliments has really boosted his self esteem and I have already seen a change in him.
There are two or three girls in class who speak Spanish or would consider Spanish to be there first language. I don't see that there is a problem or a language barrier between them and the teacher. The teacher does not do anything differently for them.