Kendall Munson 

Week 9 Reflective Journal 

This week we completed our third observation centered on language and literacy 

development. I found it to be very interesting and my future career will be as a 

Speech-Language Pathologist. I enjoyed the prep work because I am a little more familiar 

on terms such as phonemes, fluency, and articulation from my other major classes. So 

being able to put what I’ve been learning for the past couple of semesters was of much 

interest to me. I really enjoyed Chapter 12 as it really put together and showcased all the 

tools that are out there when observing. Sometimes observing can seem daunting and the 

goal is to do the best job you can for the sake of the child’s development, and knowing 

what to use, where, and when explained in the way the book did is a really awesome 

resource.  

I really enjoyed everyone’s discussion posts this week. It felt like everyone really is 

able to connect all that we’ve learned up until this point and formulate some really 

interesting responses. I think that we have all grown so much over these past 9 weeks and 

have accomplished more than we probably think. Looking back on the e-portfolios will be 

a good reminder of that I think. The semester is coming to a close and we have one final 

observation to do. So close!! I know we all can do it.