Presentation/Assigment

STUDENT LESSON PLAN FOR Marcus Morales

Summary:

Summary of student: Marcus is a sweet eight years old boy from a loving and carrying low-class family. Marcus is a very active boy, he has a lot of friends in school and loves to play with his peers who share the same interests. Marcus respects his teachers and other authorities. He likes to be recognized for his achievements and receive individual attention from his teachers. Marcus begins to show some disruptive behavior in his second grade, he could not stay on task for a long time and start making noises, play with an object, or fighting. Marcus does not have any special needs. However, he receives individual support in the classroom to stay on task. He sees a social worker once a week to discuss his feelings.

My Observations: For all three: cognitive, social-emotional, and learning observations, I used the same lesson. Marcus was displayed to choose a book that he will read to the teacher and later answer some questions about the story. This lesson was made to observe how Marcus will concentrate on the given task and assess his reading skills.

During the cognitive observation, Marcus demonstrated the ability to follow the teacher’s instructions and comprehension of retelling most of the events in the story. However, Marcus showed frustration when he was not able to read some words, and he did not pay attention to key details in the story. Marcus was more focused on the pictures rather than the text, so some of his answers were more related to what he saw in the images than the actual story. At the end of the lesson, Marcus became distracted and lost his interest.

During the social emotional observation, Marcus demonstrated that he could accept feedback from his teacher, whether it would be positive or negative, but has difficulties in giving feedback to others. If Marcus has faced any problem, he can ask for help. Marcus can listen and implement the new knowledge that he was given. He was very enthusiastic to answer the questions, especially those that he knew very well. Based on the provided information from his teachers and parent, Marcus likes to share with his peers and assist the teacher when asked. However, Marcus feels discomfort in taking any initiative in some activities. Based on his social development, Marcus demonstrates an altruistic and cooperative approach in his behavior.

During the learning observation, Marcus was given the book that is a level higher than his reading level. At the time when Marcus was reading the second page of the book, he looked very disappointed and frustrated because he did not know how to read some words. This showed that Marcus was out of his ZPD, but possible to reach with help. When Marcus was struggling to read the words, the teacher provided guidance and support. Marcus felt more confident and relaxed when he was given verbal praise from the teacher. By receiving positive reinforcement and the teacher's help, Marcus was able to read the tricky words on his own at the end of the lesson that shows that he reached his ZPD.

Observation Log:

Data:

· Marcus is unable to concentrate for a long term and often becomes distracted. 

· Marcus is frustrating when he doesn’t know something.

· Marcus’s answers are concise and, most of the time is related to pictures that he saw in the book. 

Through all observations, Marcus has shown that he can follow the teacher’s instructions and accept help. Marcus is demonstrating an interest in the activity at the beginning, but later, he becomes distracted. His destruction is expressed in looking all over the room, playing with different objects, and restlessness. This shows that Marcus could not concentrate on one task for a long period.

Additionally, Marcus becomes very disappointed when he does not know something. However, he can ask for help and implement new knowledge in the future. According to social-emotional observation, Marcus is experiencing a hard time to make any initiative in some activities. However, he likes to be recognized for his efforts and accomplishments.

Furthermore, Marcus exhibits difficulties to express his thoughts in an open answer, and most of the time is using a few words responses. During my observation, Marcus has shown that he pays attention more to the pictures instead of the plot of the story.