5. Participant Demographics White Black Hispanic 3 2 2 Student’s Name Age Ethnic Background Linguistic Heritage Exceptionalities Nathan 10 Black Eng. IND SP/Lang Azalia 10 Hispanic Span/Eng IND SP/Lang Elaine 11 White Eng IND SP/Lang Thomas 11 White Eng IND SP/Lang Ashley 10 Hispanic Span/Eng IND SP/Lang Ortho IMP Robert 12 Black Eng IND SP/Lang Emily 10 White Eng IND SP/Lang
My group chose to work in the lower socioeconomic school, Horizon Academy. Horizon is a public school caterings to grades fourth through eight. It was deigned to be a middle school however because of the population in the area the school system expanded it to also include fourth and fifth grade.
We were delighted to have the opportunity to work with Mrs. Adam’s class. A fourth and fifth grade ESE classroom. This class has seven student ranging in abilities. She is an amazing instructor who has been teaching ESE for decades!
Ashley Kay Martin Ocala, FL
In the class of seven students there is a diverse ethnic culture with a few Caucasian, Hispanic, and African American students. The students range in age from ten to twelve. Two of the students are ESOL students as Spanish is their first language. There abilities ranged far greater than ethnic background or age could span.
In the class of seven students there is a diverse ethnic culture with a few Caucasian, Hispanic, and African American students. The students range in age from ten to twelve. Two of the students are ESOL students as Spanish is their first language.
Here are some additional picture from our Literacy Day. The story was about how the monkeys baked a cake for their mother’s birthday, so we brought the students cupcakes so we call could enjoy the taste of cake together.
My group and I coordinated a Literacy Day. During this Literacy Day we will read aloud a book from the class’s favorite series. We were sure to do our research to find the perfect book that the students had not read yet. We chose to read “A Five Little Monkeys Story, Don’t Wake Up Mama!” by Eiteen Christelow. The corresponding activity were created for this book was to have the students create their own monkey masks and practice retelling the story. Timeline: March 1st – 5th: Meet with students and instructor. March 6th – 14th: Plan Literacy Day with group members. March 15th – 19th: Hold Literacy Day (this date is in request of the school).
In preparation to prepare for out Literacy Day at Horizon my group and I got together for several brainstorming sessions. Throughout the semester. Then Jenifer, one of my group members and I took a trip to Horizon to meet with the students and get an idea of what kind of activities would best fit their abilities and needs. While there we learned a lot more than we were expecting. We learned about how much the students loved the Five Little Monkey book series, therefore we knew we could not go wrong if we choose a book from that group. Jen and I also got to see first hand how much the students enjoyed coloring and acting. This experience gave us a lot of enthusiasm and motivation we when went back to our group. After that point everything seemed to go fast and smooth as we had our final plans in place and a Literacy date set.
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