Caleb Dros CO #2


Class Observation #2 at CIES
Angel Rios
TOPIC: Reading

Summary of Mr. Rios’ Observation Class

1.     Reading paragraph
2.     Highlighting trouble words (Antonym, synonyms, simpler words and explanation, connotations). He’s stressing utility and context over ripping a word apart. Context clues are key to understanding a word, not necessarily a dictionary definition. This is because words change depending on what’s around it. Words are like water.
3.     Main idea
4.     Supporting details
5.     Paraphrase or summary for own understanding

Independence: He repeats this process again till paragraph 4 by asking questions to the class. He’s doing the asking and students have control to do it themselves. It was a 4-step process for 4 paragraphs. 50 minutes. So 50/4 is about 12 minutes a paragraph. The goal of these sessions seems to be just to equip students rather than drudge them through it. He starts with modeling and by paragraph 4 the students have independent control.

Is it intensive or extensive? I think this is extensive. Only a few words were chosen, and they seem to know 90-95% of the text’s words. Especially given that context is whats emphasized in words they don’t understand; this means that general comprehension is focused on rather than intensive reading.

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