Observation task 5 and 6 : Different learning styles and differentiation.

   What do you notice ? Who are the student who answer the questions? Who   are the student who are quiet? Who are the student who are not focused?

-           I noticed that whole class interaction while teacher is explaining  new concept in math’s area .

-           Mostly high able student were responding to teacher questions .

-           Quite student were students with low language skills

-           Not  focused student are the student with learning difficulties.

    Are there learners who finish activities quickly ? What do they do when they have finished ?

yes , the high able students finished set task quickly . they were then given this work is made by the teacher to bring the student to the next level.

   Are there learners who do not finish a task’s ? How dose the teacher deal with them ?

-Yes , the low able group at times dose not finish set task .Teacher then either simplifies the task further or working on the activity with low able student until completed.

   Are there learners with special needs? What kind of special needs do you think they have ? How does the teacher deal with them 

    yes there are ,I’m not sure but the teacher has special IEP is place in additions to teacher support .

   How does the teacher manage learners with different      levels/abilities 

       -  teacher always has differentiated activities in most of her lessons.

 Note about a lower level student in the class and it’s in each period and each lessons .

Time	Activity	Notes
8:15 – 9:00	Teacher does shared reading with the class, Student given comprehensions activities to complete.	Hamda is working as a whole group she joined and shared reading  but could not read alone she tried to complete the comprehensions activities but with teacher help
9:00 – 9:45	Teacher explain the new concept of “Area” , student complete differentiation activities related to area.	Hamda enjoy maths. She contributes to discussion and tried to answer questions she complete task easily.
9:45 – 10:30	Teacher does the starter of the lessons by showing video about different states of matters followed by different activities	Hamda enjoy watching the video she does not contribute to discussion she completed with teacher help.

After the observation .

    How many different activities did the learners do?

The learners completed 1 to 2 activities per period.

   How did she interact with the other learners throughout the day ?

She interacted well with in her group however as a whole class discussion hamda found it hard to participate

   What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one activity ?

The teacher believes in student centered lessons. Less teacher talk and more student talk . There for most of the time student was completing differentiated hands on activities.

 .What did the learner do during the break times?

She played with her twin sister and friends.

    What did the learner’s attention span / interact during activities seem like?

Her attention span is short and always need to be reminded to stay on task.

   What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?

She enjoyed math’s the most and English the least.

Observation task 5 : A day in the life of a child who has not reached expected cognitive target.

Name: Amna . H                  Age: 9              Level: 3B

Brief description : 2 period ( English, Math , )

Date of Observation : 7-5-2015

Time	Activity	Notes
From 8:15 to 9:00	Shared reading	Worked well, enjoyed reading at level
	Comprehension activities	Worked with teacher guidance
	Sharing their findings	Could not tell her peers what she found out from the story
From 9:00 to 9:45	‘’Area’’ starter	Enjoyed the starter , used manupalitievs
	‘’Area’’ main activity	Student completed some questions with teacher help
	‘’Area’’ plenary	Student used the cubes to measure area but couldn’t added numbers together

Name: Mariam         Age: 9          Level: 3A

Brief description: 2 period (English, Math)

Date of Observation : 7-5-2015 .

Time	Activity	Note
From 11:00 to 11:45	Shared reading	Joined shared reading , read well then read in dependently
	Comprehension activities	Completed all comprehension activities and summarise story in own words
	Sharing their findings	Came to the front of class with all confident and shared with them  her work
From 11:45 to 12:30	‘’Area’’ starter	Worked well . helped other student in her group
	‘’Area’’ main activity	Completed set activity in addition to extra work
	‘’Area’’ plenary	Enjoyed plenary worked well in groups . she was the leader