Reflection Paper

Prior to this semester, I had never tutored a student individually in a school system. These tutoring sessions were just as invaluable to me as they were to my student. I was able to obtain knowledge and experience that will help me in the upcoming years as a teacher. I recognize that as a teacher, it is unlikely that I will be able to have the opportunity to spend much one on one time with all of my students; but I learned that it is imperative to make a special effort to consider each students’ individual needs while preparing a lesson. By doing this, it will give each child the maximum opportunity to achieve academic success. I was fortunate to assess my assigned student’s individual strengths and weaknesses and incorporate various

We accomplished this by discussing real-life scenarios, wondering, imagining, using illustrations to make predictions, and asking questions. I incorporated KWL charts with non-fiction passages. This helped Devyn establish a purpose as to why he was reading and it activated his prior knowledge. Equally important, it required him to interact with the text, which kept him highly engaged. Another strategy that I integrated was reading over the comprehension questions prior to reading the passage. This proved to be a very effective method, as I observed him making connections to the questions while reading the story. After rereading the comprehension questions following reading the passage, he was able to quickly recall where the evidence was in the text. Devyn also acted as a story detective and used a checklist regarding questions that needed to be answered while reading the text. To change it up some, I incorporated a cootie comprehension catcher into my lesson plan. Devyn enjoyed putting this together and was highly engaged while answering the comprehension questions because it added an entertaining twist to the