DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS

_________________________ SCHOOL
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Date: ________________________

PEER OBSERVATION NOTES

Since I found teaching beginning reading challenging, I asked my colleague

and Grade ___ English teacher, Mrs. Teacher Nissa Belle, for a peer
observation.

On the agreed date, she modeled explicit teaching on the beginning /s/
sound. She prepared various learning materials. When she showed the
video, the children really enjoyed rapping. Similarly, the chant on words with
initial /s/ sound really caught their attention and they even sang it too. I
particularly found the guessing game to be effective for the kids. They were
really excited to guess the object inside the box.

In guided practice, she allowed the learners to work in small group to help
the learners overcome their anxiety in reading words with /s/ sound. In her
evaluation, she used worksheets where the kids can draw objects with the
initial /s/ sound.

After, we had collegial discussion. She told me that instruction should

consider the interests of the learners. Activities which integrated games,
songs, and drawings are generally engaging to the kids.

Peer Observer