This video portrays what one teacher does in a once per week 45 minute kindergarten class at Aire English school. The school website is written entirely in an Asian language, suggesting that the majority of the students enter the school to learn English as a second language.
The class shown has 4 students, so there is plenty of room for individual attention. In the class, the teacher incorporates song to teach popular English phrases such as “Hello, what’s your name?” and counting. He has individual conversations with the students and models how to introduce oneself. In summary, the teacher uses fun, games and songs to teach students English using a variety of methods.
I thought this video was interesting because the teacher incorporated many different activities to encourage language and literacy development. Throughout the lesson, students were required to listen to, speak, and read English words and numbers.
I encourage you to think about any/all of the questions below:
High-fives were used frequently as positive reinforcement. What do you think about this approach? What are the limitations, if any?
Do you think he was successful in incorporating various techniques to assess students’ understanding of English?
Do you think his approach would be successful in any kindergarten class?
Do you think he provided authentic opportunities for students who learn best with different learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) to succeed?
My teacher in 5th grade was very interactive like that. He would constantly give high fives, fist pounds which students would laugh at, and constantly praise in front of that class if we ever did something good. This was my favorite teacher of all time. I think that depending on the teachers personality and relationship with his/her students, high fives would be a great way to reinforce their accomplishments. Whenever i got a high five, the fact that the teacher came all the way over, made physical contact with me, had a smile on his face, made me feel really good. It made me want to do well. On the other hand, I think that this can be taken too far. As teachers we need to realize that any little thing we do is noticed by the students. WE would have to make sure that we were spreading out the high fives, and to never take it past that.
ReplyDeleteI think that this video was really good. The teacher was so positive and excited throughout the entire lesson. The students were so engaged and excited about the music that they didn teven realize that they were learning. I feel that this approach is an amazing approach to use for students, especially when they are this young. These little kids were so excited about the music and they were learning so really important phrases too. The teacher was using the high fives as a reinforcer fo the kids to keep up the good work. I think that this type of teaching is so important for children because it gets them excited about learning. They are learning music as well as language skills. It is a great integrated lesson that is really fun!
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