Observation Task 1: Environmental Print in the Classroom

Focus: Noticing the purposes of environmental print in the classroom

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify and discuss the purpose of environmental
print in the classroom

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Documenting Environmental Print

Table 1: Documenting Environmental Print (Example)

Examples of Environmental Print Purpose Ideas for further
development
Know the 4 seasons
according to tree leaves Documentation: Photos of
colors sample work for the
students works

Illustrate their aims and

Retelling the story of the feelings for the invention
How to catch a star and day
lable it to anvantion day

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Reflections on Observation Task 1: Environmental in the Classroom

Read the questions below and choose (1) one to respond to

1. How does environmental print impact students’ language development, and their
reading and writing abilities?
The students try to understand what they took in classroom by drawing

In kindergarten the students identify the letters by the environmental print. For example, T for

table. And they students build their pre-knowledge by using their illustration. However, in reading

and writing the students will improve their ability with print awareness of the letters and make

connection between them.

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 Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
Focus: Identify the structure of a phonics lesson used by your MST and the supporting activities used to
reinforce the concepts taught

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify and discuss the structure of a phonics lesson, focusing
on what the MST does, what the students do in response and the student-centered activities used to support
the students learning.

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

Table 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson (Example)

The Structure of the Lesson
What the teacher does What the children do Comments
Introducing the Sound:

The teacher will say a word start with
the letter r. For example, rabbit. And
focus more with r sound by increse her
voice level . For example, rrrrrrrrrabbit.
Then she will show the the rabbit card.
The student will replay the See in object and replay their
words as the teacher did, sound help the student to
rrrrrabbit. memorize it.

Words: r, rabbit, ring, rain, robot

Hearing the Sound /r/ in the initial

position:

The teacher asks them to make a
connation between the letter and
something in their environment. For
example, w. So, the students will think
what start with letter w and bring to the
teacher and telling the name of the
object.
The students will listen and
then find an object start with
the same letter.
I think it will be more effective
if they closed their eyes and used
their imagination. In this way
they will develop their
imagination skills also.

Words: w water, p pencil, t table, b

book, r red.

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Introducing the Writing of the
Sound:

The teacher will write the letter in the Students will write in on the air. She should let them use another
board and the students will write in on way like write on foam or sand.
the air.

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Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics?

The phonics song by the MOE.

2. How is phonics taught in your school?

In my school the teacher use song, flash card, and activities.

3. What was the focus of the lesson?

She was focusing more on making connection between letters and object and
illustrate.

4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not,
select (b).

a. Describe the different types of active engagement activities that the teacher used.
Draw something start with the letter and they need to know it.

5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centers that
reinforced the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centers, select (a);
if they did not, select (b)

b) Describe two (2) learning center activities that the teacher could have used to help reinforce
the learning outcome.
Science center, by using sand or foam to write the letter.
Craft center, by making the letter with the cube.

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 Observation Task 3: Teaching Shared/Guided Reading
Focus: Identify the structure used by your MST while implementing a shared
or guided reading lesson.

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify and discuss the purpose

of Shared or Guided reading and how it helps promote Concepts About Print
(CAP) skills, phonemic awareness, letter knowledge and phonics.

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Shared/Guided

Reading. Identify the specific book and reading skills modeled by your MST
and any skills that were demonstrated by the students.

Table 3: Teaching Shared/Guided Reading (Example)

The title of the book:

Type of Reading (Shared or Guided):
What the teacher does What the children do Comments

The teacher asks equations about The students will answer. It will be better to use book big
the cover page of the book, what and the students read the story by
can you see? What color of …? the illustration.

The teacher asks what they think The students will guess.
will happen next.

The teacher asks in the end how The students will use their
the story can end in different way. imagination.

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Reflections on Observation Task 3: Teaching Shared/Guided Reading

1. Which concepts about print (CAP), phonological awareness, letter knowledge and
or phonics did the teacher focus on?

letter knowledge and phonics

a) What did strategies/activities the teacher use to help the students understand the
concept being taught?

In each group she had sample of the work and she also did with them step by step.

2. Were there any initial/medial/final sounds, punctuation, sight words or word families that
were covered during the lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).

b) Provide one (1) activity example of how initial/medial/final sounds, punctuation,

sight words or word families could have been could have been covered during the
lesson.

Using phonics app, it helps on sound, word and picture. Also, flash card and the
students can have their review in this app.
The first education app, ABC 123 Reading Writing Practice HD
The second app, ABC Alphabet Phonics Pre-school Game for kids.

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 Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing Skills
Table 4: Development of Early Writing Skills
Developmental Supporting Activities Links to the ADEC Comments
Writing Stage Curriculum

Write in the air listen to and identify The students can

phonemes in words remember and
identify the letter

They can use their

Trace the letter use directionality left to
finger or pencil
right, top to bottom when
engaged in writing

Illustrate to make
Draw something start with the letter connection to the letter

Reflections on Observation Task 4: Development of Early Writing

Skills
1. Describe and explain two (2) suggested strategies that the teacher can use to help the

majority of the students within their developmental writing stage.

I think my MST should use the foam and sand to teach the students how to with the

letters, because it will develop their fine motor skills. Also, using stars or any sticker to

make the letters with.

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