LessonPlan1

Name:
LT
Setting/GradeLevel:
1on1Tutorial(pullout)inextraclassroomtworoomsdownfrom
studentsclassroom,5thGrade
School:
CollierElementarySchool
Theme/Title:
GatheringInformationandReciprocalCommunication:PartnersTopicChoice
DescriptionofInclusiveClassroom
:7tableswith34studentsateachtableallfacingthefront
smartboard.Eachtablehasa4tieredcubbyforstudentssupplies.Backpacksarehungupon
thewallonthefrontrightsideoftheroom.

1.LearningGoals/Objectives

Goal:LTwillengageinconversationalturntakingwithapeeroradultfor6
conversationalturnsonatopicofthepeeroradultschoosing.

Objective:Withapeeroradult,LTwillaskquestionsormakestatementsthatarerelated
totheconversationtopicduring
conversationalturntaking
.

MajorPurpose:toassesswhetherthestudentunderstandshowtohaveturntaking
conversationsonunfavoredtopicsandchoosesnotto/doesnthavetheopportunitiesto
participateintheseconversationsorifhedoesn'tunderstandhoworwhytohave
turntakingconversations.Additionally,toexplainwhatturntakingconversationsare,
statementversusquestion,practicetheskills,discuss/explainwhyitsimportantand
whenitisused.

2.Methodology

What
specificinstructionalstrategiesforstudentswithdisabilities
willyouuse?(Listbased
uponyourdescriptioninyourintroductionofyourteachingportfoliostrategies)
LTenjoysandismotivatedtohavefriendsandworkwithhispeersthereforepeersupports
wereimplemented.Forpeersupportstobesuccessfulaswellasfuturerelationships,itisa
goalforLTtobeabletogatherinformationfromhispeersandaskquestionsbasedonthis
informationinconversationalturntaking.Thisfirstlessonwillbeaoneononetutorialto
breakdownturntakingconversationssoLTcanunderstandwhatheneedstodoandwhy.

1)RolePlay/Read:TurnTakinginConversationDemoworksheet
2)Identifystatementversusquestionfromworksheet
3)Filloutsameblankworksheetonatopicofteacherschoice
4)Read/Review:Waitingforyourturntotalkworksheet
5)Verballypracticeturntakingconversations
6)Videorecordaverbalturntakingconversation
7)Analyzevideo:ontopicquestions/statements?
8)Discusstheimportanceconversationalturntaking

Whatgeneralinstructionalstrategieswillyouuse?(checkthestrategiesthatapply)

Constructions

LibraryResearch

CooperativeLearning

PeerEditing

X Discussion/Questioning

Practicum

ProblemSolving

FieldStudy

X Reflection/Response

GraphicOrganizers

IndependentLearning

X RolePlaying

Laboratory

Viewing/Listening/Answering

X Practice/Drill

Experiment

Lecture

Discovery

Reporting

Journal

Simulation

Other:


Whydidyouchoosethesestrategies/methods?

Ichosetopullthestudentwhileteachinganewconceptbecausetherewillbelessvisual
andauditorydistractionswhileteachinganewskill.Inaddition,heenjoysroom9(where
Iheldthelesson)sothelessonwillbegininapositiveenvironment.Thematerialwillbe
presentedthroughdifferentmethodssohecanaccessinformationbest.LTwillread,
write,verballyroleplayandpracticeturntakingskills.Readingandwritingarestrengths
ofLTthereforetheinformationwillinitiallybegiven(someofwhichwillbeareview)
throughthesemethods.WewillthenverballyroleplayawrittenscenariowhereLTcan
readthetextthenhewillanalyzethewrittentext.LTwillverballypracticeturntaking
skillontopicsthatarenotfavoredbuthasbackgroundknowledgeabout.
ThenLTwilldomoredifficulttasks:selfanalyze(videorecording),andverballydiscuss
andexplaintheimportanceofconversationalturntaking.Toselfanalyze,Iwillvideo
recordtheconversationsoLTismoreengaged(heenjoyswatchingvideos).Wewill
haveadiscussionabouttheimportanceofconversationalturntakingwhichwilllikelybe
moredifficulttounderstand.IwilluseLTspersonalexperiencestoexplainthe
importance.

Howwillyougroupstudentsforinstruction?

ThisfirstlessonwillbeaoneononetutorialtoprepareLTforthesecondlessonwhich
involvessmallgroups.

Listbelowyouractivities/stepsincludinghowyouactivatebackgroundknowledge,gain
studentattention(setinduction),demonstrateintegrationofthestrategiesusedand
desiredoutcomes,andbringclosuretothelesson.Also,articulatehowyouwillevaluate
yourlesson/determineifstudentlearningoccurred.

Activity/Step

TimeAllocated

1.Explainwhatwellbedoing:

conversationalturntakingonvarious

2minutes

topics.Explainwhatconversational

turntakingis.

2.Reviewquestionsversusstatementswith 5minutes
aconversationalturntakingworksheet

usedinSpeechlastyear.Readthe

conversationandidentifystatementsversus
questions.Alsoreviewwhatwaitingyour

turntotalkworksheetbriefly.

3.Fillin(write)ablankconversational

5minutes

turntakingworksheetonthetopic

familywithteacher.Discussrelevanceof
statementsandquestionsthroughout.Read

throughthesheetaftercompleted.

4.Haveaverbalconversationtopractice

3minutes

turntakingwiththeteacheronthetopic

pets.

*useanobjecttopassbackandforthto

identifywhoseturnitistotalk

5minutes

5.Videorecordanotherturntaking

conversationaboutvacations.

6.Thenwatchthevideotogether,pause

aftereachofLTsstatementsorquestions,

5minutes

andaskhimifthatwasrelatedtothetopic

ofconversation.Ifnot,askwhatquestion

orstatementcouldyouhaveusedthatis

related?

5minutes

7.AskLTwhydoeshethinkitsimportant
tohaveconversationalturntaking?Talk

aboutpeerrelationshipsandschool/group

Total:30minutes

workifhedoesntmentionit.

3.Materials
Whatmaterialswillyouuse?

TechnologyUtilized

Teacher

Student

iPhone(for

Worksheets:

recordingvideo)

turntakingin

conversation(one

demoandone

Learning/Webcas

blank)and

waitingforyour

turntotalk

2coloredpencils

TV/VCR/DVD

LaserDisk

Redfrogtoy

AssistiveTech.

SmartBoard

X Digital/Video

PowerPoint,

CDROM

Overhead

Computer

AACdevices

Distance

Prezi

iPad,iPods,

Internet

tablets

Other

Camera

4.Assessment/Evaluation

AssessmentAlternatives

Howwillyouevaluateeachstudent

(v=process,x=product)

goal/outcome?

Application

ObjectiveTest

LTwillfilloutaturntakingworksheet

Exam

Concept

Observation

Parent

Contract

Peer
Evaluation

topicoftheteacherschoosing.
IwillobserveLTduringverbalturn

Evaluation

wherehemustprovide3writtenresponses
(6conversationalturnstotal)relatedtothe

Mapping

Checklist

takingsessionsandnotewhetherLTis
askingquestionsorgivingstatements
relatedtothetopic(totaling6turns)

v SelfEvaluation x

Performance

AftervideorecordingandwatchingLT

(fillingouta

andIhavingaconversation,wewillwatch

worksheet)

thevideotogether.Iwillpausethevideo

Inventories

Portfolio

aftereachofLTsresponsesandaskhimif

Quantitative

RatingScales

heresponsewasrelatedtothetopic.

Scales

Rubric

Journals

Other

Scored

Howwillyouusethisinformation?

Discussion

ProblemSolvi

Iwillusethisinformationtodetermineif

ngAssessment

LTneedsadditionalsupportsoralternative

strategiestounderstandtheconceptprior.I
willalsoassessLTinLesson#2and
comparethattomyassessmentinLesson
#1toseeifheretainedandgeneralizedthe
information.