EXPERIENCES WITH CHILDREN

Head Start
New Castle, PA
September 2015-November 2015
Position: Practicum Student
Responsibilities
Assist teachers with daily activities
Help distribute lunch and snack foods to students
Assist students in small group situations
Read to children
Sang with children
Observed anti bullying lessons
Worked with a student who has a speech impairment, worked on
language development
Observed behavior management techniques of head teacher
Observed behaviors of students
Children
Ages 3-5
Multiage classroom
Socioeconomically qualified for the Head Start Program
Diverse racially and ethnically
Involvement
Four hours a week for 3 weeks
Total of 12 hours
Supervisor
Sunny Clinginsmith
301 E Long Ave
New Castle, PA 16101
Artifacts
Following this page is one journal reflection
Journal Reflection 1 reviews environmental observations from my the
Head Start experience

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Tutoring
Wilmington Area Elementary School
September 2015-November 2015
Position: Tutor
Responsibilities
Tutor an elementary student who is an English Language Learner
Create weekly lesson plans
Read stories appropriate to the students comprehension level
Speak Spanish with the student to introduce the lesson
Speak English with the student
Practice English speaking, reading, and writing skills with the student
Review the lessons with the student
Children
A second grade female
New to New Wilmington as of March 2015
Moved from Mexico with her family
Diverse ethnic background
Primary Language of Spanish
Basic proficiency level for reading and speaking in English
Involvement
Five weeks
One 40-minute tutoring session per week
Total engagement 4 hours, 20 minutes with student
Supervisor
Tawnee Hunter
ELL Teacher at Wilmington Area School District
450 Wood St
New Wilmington, PA 16142
Artifacts
Following this page are two mini lesson plans for each week with the
student
An example of this students work on the Emotions Sheet is
displayed

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Observation
Markham Elementary
October 2014
Position: Practicum Student
Responsibilities
Observe a second grade classroom teacher, students, and behavior
management strategies
Help students in small groups
Record objective information
Administer a spelling test
Children
Ages 7-8 years old
Mostly Caucasian students
Involvement
Two days for 5 hours
Total engagement 10 hours
Supervisor
Erin Ciotti
165 Crescent Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Artifacts
An observation journal is provided
Attached are pictures of the classroom I worked in

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Streams Elementary School

Upper St. Clair, PA
December 2015 - January 2016
Position: Practicum Student
Responsibilities:
Created a bulletin board about Demonstrative Pronouns
Worked with small groups of students in classroom
Helped administered math tests
Worked with small groups of students outside of the classroom
Created and taught two lessons
Taught lesson on pronouns
Taught lesson on tone and mood in fiction stories
Read to children
Used Promethean Board and Document Camera technology
Completed three journal entries regarding observations of how
students and the teacher work together in the classroom
Assisted teacher with daily activities
Graded English Language Arts tests
Corrected spelling homework
Worked with a student with ADHD
Helped students practice Spanish language skills
Children:
Third grade general education classroom
Ages 8-9
Diverse racial and ethnic background
Middle to high socioeconomic status
Involvement:
Two weeks for 40 hours a week
Total engagement 80 hours
Supervisor:
Leslie Smirniw
1501 Ashlawn Drive
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
Artifacts:
One journal entry of the experience is attached

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After this document is a picture of the Demonstrative Pronoun Bulletin

Board I created for the class
Attached is evaluation report from supervisor Leslie Smirniw
A picture of a letter from two students is attached