Harry A.

Conte West Hills Magnet School

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Teacher: Ms. F Subject: Literacy Date/Time/Duration: 7/12/16/9:30 am/25 min

Lesson Objective: Students will identify the sequence of events in a fictional story.

Notices Wonderings Recommendations

Teacher prompting students for
understanding throughout the
story using recall questioning (i.e.
be thinking about what might
happen at the end of the text,
what do you predict will happen at
the end?
Some students individually recall
events from story after being
prompted by teacher
Teacher reviews expectations for
what students do when the chime
rings.
How are students
formulating their predictions?
How can you tell all
students understand the
expectations for the chime
used to gain their attention?
Ask students to
explain their thinking (i.e. What
made you think of that
prediction?, Why do you think
that might happen next?, What
details did the author give us
that helped you make that
prediction?
Ask students to review
chime expectations (What should
it look/sound like after the
teacher rings the chime?)

Paraprofessional is seated away How can you make Meet with

from the group during shared
reading.
Two girls turned around in their
seat. One was bouncing her head
back and forth.
effective use of
paraprofessional support
during whole group
instruction so that all
students are on task and
ready for learning?
paraprofessional to discuss whole
group instruction expectations.
Paraprofession
al monitors behavior during
whole group instruction to
maximize learning.

Glows
Ms. Fs classroom environment is calm and
nurturing for her learners. Student work is
visible, stations are clearly labeled and routines
are established within the literacy block.
Interactions between Ms. F and students are
entirely appropriate and conducive to the
classroom community.
Grows
Ms. F is encouraged to provide opportunities for
students to own their learning and explain their
thinking through turn-and-talk opportunities
(student-to-student discourse), and prompting
students to uses high order thinking skills.
Harry A. Conte West Hills Magnet School

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