Observation Reflection Form 

Name Claire Thompson    Grade/Subject: Reading

Observation Date:12/15/2020-12/16/2020 Time: 8:45-9:35 & 10:10-11:00
Post-conference Date: 12/21/2020 Time: 12:40-1:10 
1. As I reflect on the lesson, to what extent were students productively engaged?

As I reflect on the lessons I taught, I believe that students were actively engaged. The majority of the class
was on task during the lesson and following along answering questions. Most of the class transitioned easily
and was prepared for the lesson. During small groups, I believe students were really engaged with starting the
readers theaters. I was able to notice student engagement when the students were working on their
whiteboards, mixing and fixing with letter tiles, and participating in discussion.

2. Did the students learn what I intended? Were my instructional goals met? How do I know?

The following learning objectives were the objectives that I had for students to learn:
● In this lesson, students will be working on the Long I Magic E spelling pattern.
● Students will also review the main topic and details by going through the interactive presentation.

The instructional goals were met, when my second graders were able to show me how to spell long I, magic e
words on their whiteboards. I was able to check for understanding by watching the students write the words on
their whiteboards. I will continue to check for understanding on this skill by having students practice during
small groups, and then students will also be assessed on the skill in a dictation assessment.

3. Did I alter my goals or instructional plan as I taught? If so, why?

While I was teaching, I made a few alterations to my previous lesson plan because I wanted to provide the
students with the support they need. I added in the skill of soft c into the lesson when reviewing the word race.
The students were taught long a with magic e the previous week, but we did not hit on the skill of the sound
that soft c makes. The students know the chant “when c is followed by e, i, or y it says..”, but I hadn’t
addressed it previously. The soft c skill will also be explicitly taught next week.
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4. If I had the opportunity to teach this lesson again to the same group of students, what would I do
differently? Why?

If I were to teach this lesson again to my second graders I would cut back on the main topic and focus more
on the phonics skill. The time of my lesson was devoted a lot to phonics, but that is what my students
most need right now. I would also like to throw in some fluency phrases with the long i skill to help
the students read the long i magic e words as well.

5. Provide several samples of student work related to this lesson. The samples should reflect the full
range of student ability in your class and include the feedback you provide to students on their
papers.

6. List the Iowa Teaching Standards/Criteria that were related to this lesson.

Standard 1: Demonstrates ability to enhance academic performance and support for implementation of the school district’s student
achievement goals.
Standard 2: Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position.
Standard 3: Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for instruction.
Standard 4: Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the multiple learning needs of students.
Standard 5: Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning.
Standard 6: Demonstrates competence in classroom management.

Ben Anderson 12/21/20

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