Observations carried out on a PRT

I am currently the Tutor Teacher for a PRT - BT. As part of responsibilities of being a Tutor Teacher I carry out regular observations to provide support and leadership to them.

Tutor Teacher Support Visit to: Luke Casey Observation by: Date: 16.8.16

Observation Focus 1.  Student engagement in writing

Observations: Lesson began with Rohan reading his report from yesterday and then he identified what he had done well and his next steps. You referred back to what WALT from your previous lesson. Walt clearly displayed and structure of a report displayed. You discussed what was needed in each paragraph - topic, details, example, heading for each paragraph. Children all focused and contributing to discussion on the mat. Children then directed to continue with writing and target chn brought on the mat to work with you. Target children’s W.A.L.T: Write an introduction. You discussed with them how could you begin an introduction,  wanting to get their readers engaged and how opinions are not part of a report. Target children then sent to begin or continue with their report. You referred to the noise level and directed them to your chart on the board of your expectations. Some children were working on devices researching for their reports and to publish.

Feedback and Feed Forward: Your class is settled with your children focused and working well! They are aware of your expectations and writing great reports. Use modelling/ shared writing when working with your small group. This helps to get your children engaged. Write an introduction together or have them write an opening sentence on a white board and share. Success Criteria - no opinions could be on a success criteria. Have it up to refer to. . Red pen editing so you are able to see what corrections have been made. You can then see if they are self correcting etc.

Next Step: Use modelling when working with small groups.