Sight Word Boom Cards
When completing a sight words lesson, all students had different styles of saying and learning them. Some students had to point to the word and then say it, while others could say the word quickly with no prompting. One difficulty of teaching online is not knowing how students are viewing the material and if they are paying attention. For some students, it was easy to see they were on task, looking at the screen. For this activity, there were a few students that sit more comfortably and only glance at the screen before they give an answer. I found it harder to adapt to student's needs through a computer. I relied heavily on the parents to tell me which word they selected or what they said orally. The lesson that was done with sight words had the students identify the words from Fry's list and then use a Boom Card activity to apply them to a picture or in a sentence. When students did the Boom Card activity, they were able to apply the visual to the word rather quickly. Other students needed more prompting or for me to say the choices aloud for them. The teacher said I did well again with this lesson, but I would have wanted to change my delivery. The teacher provided me with four words on a slide and wanted me to display it as so. I would have rather had one word on each slide and ask them to say the word aloud. For online teaching, it is hard to tell the student, say the word in the upper left-hand corner. It was too much for the students to comprehend at one time and they were overwhelmed by the number of words I was using. Another change I would have made to the lesson is to have the students use the words in a sentence more often, so they become used to it being in their texts. I loved being able to teach online, but there are a lot of issues to work out. Teaching physically in the classroom is more efficient for the students and provides the teacher with more to observe. For students with special needs, I believe an in-person classroom is the best place to be. Every student has needs that can be fulfilled better in person with the teacher in front of them.
When completing a sight words lesson, all students had different styles of saying and learning them. Some students had to point to the word and then say it, while others could say the word quickly with no prompting. One difficulty of teaching online is not knowing how students are viewing the material and if they are paying attention. For some students, it was easy to see they were on task, looking at the screen. For this activity, there were a few students that sit more comfortably and only glance at the screen before they give an answer. I found it harder to adapt to student's needs through a computer. I relied heavily on the parents to tell me which word they selected or what they said orally. The lesson that was done with sight words had the students identify the words from Fry's list and then use a Boom Card activity to apply them to a picture or in a sentence. When students did the Boom Card activity, they were able to apply the visual to the word rather quickly. Other students needed more prompting or for me to say the choices aloud for them. The teacher said I did well again with this lesson, but I would have wanted to change my delivery. The teacher provided me with four words on a slide and wanted me to display it as so. I would have rather had one word on each slide and ask them to say the word aloud. For online teaching, it is hard to tell the student, say the word in the upper left-hand corner. It was too much for the students to comprehend at one time and they were overwhelmed by the number of words I was using. Another change I would have made to the lesson is to have the students use the words in a sentence more often, so they become used to it being in their texts. I loved being able to teach online, but there are a lot of issues to work out. Teaching physically in the classroom is more efficient for the students and provides the teacher with more to observe. For students with special needs, I believe an in-person classroom is the best place to be. Every student has needs that can be fulfilled better in person with the teacher in front of them.