Clinical Field Experience A: Observation and Interview
I had the privilege working with Mr. Chavez I have observed and even taught his class
with his supervision, and I have learned a lot from him and his students. Mr. Chavez teaches
11
th
and 12
th
grade English Literature.
From this observation I learned learning strategies that
are implemented to promote and stimulate student growth and development evaluation of the
lesson's efficacy. The literacy part of the session aimed to teach students how to recognize
rhymes and provide them practice with the concept of rhyming. Students' learning was
supported and reinforced through the use of modeling, oral practice, and written practice,
among other strategies. One sign that the session was successful in helping the kids enhance
their reading abilities was their ability to both detect and produce words that rhymed. This has
various implications for my own literacy instruction, including the ability to introduce and
reinforce phonemic awareness through rhyming exercises and to use a variety of methods to
support and reinforce my students' learning.
To begin the class, Mr. Chavez polled the students on what they knew about rhyming
before the lesson began. Once the class had responded, the teacher proceeded to define
rhyming as two words that end in the same sound. The teacher then asked the students to
generate rhymes by naming various words. After the class received a variety of answers, the
teacher recorded them all on the board. After that, the teacher chose a passage from Nina
Crew's "Friends" to read aloud. The class was then asked by the teacher to recollect any
rhyming terms from the narrative that had been read.
Mr. Chavez evaluated the lesson in a more relaxed atmosphere by seeing how actively
the students participated and how well they understood the material as they were studying.
Additionally, the teacher had the students present their artwork and statements to the group.
