Caleb Dros CO #1


June 24, 2019

Today I observed a reading class, level 4. Ms. Turk was sick today so Dr. Kennel taught the class instead. I sat and observed Dr. Kennel as he taught and noticed his pattern of teaching while he took the class through the example text. Group 4 is almost done with their preparation into the world of FSU enrollment. I observed Dr. Kennel use the inductive approach by explaining the importance of reading.

I can see Dr. Kennel is using the ‘interesting story—explanation of concept—lingual support then allowing students to follow the example concept on their own’ approach. The inductive process followed by independent work due to their advanced level. He’s creating stacking blocks to guide students through a reading process. The class is open-air. Students get to do their own work. In fact, active reading on the student’s part makes the classroom quiet. This professor uses a very similar method to what we are currently learning about reading this week in chapter 9. He talked about words per minute, the value or repetition. He also the value of understanding the text rather than intensive reading. Kennel recommended paraphrasing, summarizing and also using the SQ3R and Cornell methods.

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