Dialectical Journal for ED 335 Teaching Practicum
Date: 19 January 2017
Observations/ Account
(What Happened?)
In English class, my cooperating teacher
was doing read aloud.
She called every student to come down
to the carpet.
And she asked them to bring their
storybook that they are going to read.
In the classroom, they got small
bookshelves near to put their
dictionaries, bible, and storybooks.
So teacher started reading aloud section.
In read aloud section, everyone got a
chance to read including the teacher but
except for one female student who could
not speak to the strangers or with
strangers.
While students were reading on
important part or section, teacher always
paused for a while and explained to them
whats going on and sometimes she asked
brainstorm questions to make sure that
students are on the same road.
Shed paused reading section after
theyve done reading two chapters.
Then, she asked them to go back to their
seat and she passed out a paper to work
on.
Teacher assisted their work and checked
their answer.
In their worksheet, they had summary
reflection section and Q & A section.
Name: Matthew Uk Peng Cung
Reflections & Critical Response
(What do I think of it? What went well? What
could be improved? How? What will I do
differently? How does this connect to the
theory I have read from class?)
She did well with English class.
This class included reading, writing,
grammar, spelling, and vocabulary.
Providing bookshelves is a great idea for
the class.
It was a good idea to give chance to
everyone to read the story text.
Except for one female student everyone
was reading the story since she has some
difficulties to speak out in front of
everyone. Teacher told me, that student
didnt even talk to anyone except those
who she comfortable to talk with.
I think the teacher did a great job with
that student and the student did great
work on her paperwork.
I think if I had some problem with my one
of the students, I would do the same
thing like my cooperating teacher did.
As the bible said we all are created by
the image of God, I have to respect the
student and do my best in lesson
planning to include her in my teaching.