Christine Spellman

ELED 3226
Overall Clinical Experience Portfolio

Student Interview and Reflection

What kinds of books are you interested in reading?
Chapter books and some books with pictures
What subjects/ genres do you like to write about?
Fairytales because sometimes I read about them and have dreams about them
What activities does CT conduct that helps you enjoy writing more?
Jeopardy is fun!
Do you enjoy using RUNNERS?
Yeah, RUNNERS help me when reading sometimes
What do you struggle most with in school?
Answering questions while reading but math is definitely my hardest class but science is
my favorite
Do you read or write on your own time?
I read more than write at home
Why do you read more than writing?
My hands get tired when I write
What would you like to have the whole class write about for fun?
Mysteries!
Do you have any type of private journal, diary, notebook?

Nope
Have you ever had one?
I did in 1st or 2nd grade and I just stopped writing in it

Reflection:
I interviewed with a fifth grade female during reading time for the entire class. In my
interview I asked questions relating to reading, writing, and teaching methods. I was able to find
that she enjoyed using the acronym RUNNERS when reading for class and was interested in
reading about fairytales and chapter books. She reads on her own time and she chose science as
her favorite subject. This interested me because I wonder if she would like to read more chapter
books involving science rather than fairytales. This could be something that would also interest
more students. Although she liked using the method of RUNNERS she does not like answering
questions about readings. This was a short interview and I wish she had wanted to go more in
depth in the conversation, but something funny to take was, she didnt like writing because it
hurts her hand.