We worked on letter recognition, phonics, compare and contrast. as well as writing activities. The second portion of our session, I focused on reading a book to Lexi and asking comprehension questions. After the book, we reviewed the sequential order of the story as well as discussion about the characters.
Lesson Outline
Using magnetic letters, a letter game that Lexi could create basic words with a guide and teacher assistance. Active play with toys, objects to compare and contrast, books, puzzles, writing and drawing, two books and stuffed animals to represent characters.
Chris enthusiastically initiated conversation with a strong focus this morning. He was eager to share a "powerpoint" presentation that he has been working on regarding his latest "video" project. This afforded an excellent opportunity to review aspects of narrative generation and story grammar components. Subsequently, Chris was observed to "edit" his presentation which included provision of varied vocabulary and increased detail, as well as increased use of more effective cohesive ties. Additional guidance for review of grammatical markers and detailed sentence structure was only briefly shared, as time did not allow for expansion in this area. Speaker -speaker overlap was variable today. However, awareness of instances of overlap was strong. Chris was observed to identify instances of overlap 12 times within the session and shared, "Aaahhh! Ms. Lynne, I'm so psyched to tell you all about this." Overall conversational reciprocity was strong today. Chris was observed to acknowledge comments and respond to questions with more lengthy, contingent utterances. Strong session today.
