ECH125 T5CulturalInstructionalStrategies Essay - 713 Words

ECH-125 Cultural and Instructional Strategies Carmen Perdew Maria Seven-year-old Maria is an outgoing, happy second-grader with strong literacy skills; in fact, she is bilingual, Spanish/English. Her favorite part of school is reading and writing stories. She also enjoys math. She is very active and enjoys recess and creating dance steps in PE. She is sensitive and can get her feelings hurt easily. Cultural (anti-bias) and Instructional Strategies: Cultural Use the reading and writing love and have reading and writing assignments/activities in Spanish and English. Instructional Introduce more complex reading levels, Work one on one with her to begin writing story summaries and identifying the main idea. Results of Mentor Teacher†¦show more content†¦Instructional Build on his confidence and have him lead others students when playing team activities or when completely group assignments. Results of Mentor Teacher Discussions: Again we discussed the importance of seeing student’s strong points. Every kid is different in what they are good at. Good teachers notice what kids are good at and help them thrive even more. Paul Paul is a third-grader who is a very strong reader. He chooses to spend most of his time reading and enjoys many different topics. He writes long and complex stories during writer workshop as well. Paul seldom engages socially with other children; in fact, he is quite timid with both children and adults. Cultural (anti-bias) and Instructional Strategies: CulturalHave him work in small groups with other children on assignments or have him partner read when appropreaite. InstructionalIntroduce and higher reading level and move on to more advance part of the writing process. Results of Mentor Teacher Discussions: We again touch on the topic of never stopping with a child, even though a child might be greatly above the grade they are in or the grade you are teaching it’s highly important to go find more challenging work for them to be successful. Jamaica This four-year-old preschooler has excellent fine and gross motor skills. She enjoys games with other children, jump