802-38 Gyodong, Sokcho, Gangwondo, South Korea. cle re stan ee Goreme: SIS Canada May 21, 2015 To Whom It May Concern RE: Leigh Fryling Leigh Fryling completed an international practicum placement in cooperation with SIs Canada and Vancouver Island University during the month of May 2015. SIS Canada is a certified British Columbia Offshore school, operating in the City of Sokcho in the eastern part of South Korea. The school follows the British Columbia curriculum, taught in English by BC certified teachers. The school undergoes rigorous inspections from the B.C. Ministry of Education on a yearly basis. Leigh completed her practicum with grade seven, grade eight and grade nine students. The majority of her teaching time was with a class of 10 grade 9 English Language Learners in the areas of Language arts and Social Studies. | offer this letter of reference as a result of formal and informal classroom, observations. Leigh is an enthusiastic, confident young teacher. She quickly developed a good rapport with the students and the students were engaged in their studies. She became fully involved with the daily routines of the classes and the school on the first day of her time at the school. Leigh showed a sincere desire to get involved with the activities in an around the school as well as learning about South Korea and Sokcho. In the classes observed, Leigh demonstrated her abilities to scaffold and ‘chunk’ a lesson for English language learners. She anticipated where there would be problems in understanding and then paced her teaching and varied her approach to ensure student comprehension of expectations. Leigh promoted student engagement through questioning techniques, positive reinforcement and her own personal eagerness about the subject material. | feel that Leigh has the skills and aptitude to be a very good teacher and will be an asset to her future schools. Coffetté fington Principal SIS Canada, BC Certified Offshore School Sokcho, South Korea cellist@siscanada.org Active Learning Together For The Future id