The last post discussed a student of mine that has difficulties
finishing her work. I took a lesson and tried to incorporate UDL to reach all types
of learners. I did a lesson teaching kindergartners how to visualize while
reading and listening to stories. Reading strategies are very important to
introduce at an early age. Therefore, students need to be shown step by step
how to perform these skills.
During this specific lesson
I focused on scaffolding and guiding my students to their success. We discussed
key vocabulary before reading, which was the word visualization. The strength of my lesson was modeling. I would
model how to visualize by thinking out loud. In addition, I would show an
example of any independent work the students would perform.
However, after my post assessment I realized my lesson lacked
options and choices. I thought to add more visuals as well. Therefore, we did a
KWL chart before the story together to activate background knowledge. As a
follow up activity, I reread the story with the students and I had the text and
pictures scanned onto the SmartBoard. The students listened to the reader on
tape and followed along on the board. After the story, I had the students perform a
self-assessment, and see what they would change about their work.
Awesome lesson plan! The KWL chart was a great addition and I really liked they completed it as a group so any one student wouldn't feel left out if they did not have any prior knowledge to input.
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ReplyDeleteI think that was a great idea for a lesson plan! It is so important to teach literacy skills at an early age, however also important to add technology that all learners can use and gain knowledge from. I think the idea of the KWL chart was great, as it activates prior knowledge and sets the background of the story. The use of the Smartboard, as well as scanning the pictures onto the computer is brilliant--I'm sure the students would love hearing the story on tape, while watching it on the Smartboard.
Wow! You did an great job revising your lesson. The changes you made were a great touch to make the lesson UDL friendly. I think you used strategies that most of us have available to use such as the KWL chart and the SmartBoard. Great choices!
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