LEVEL 3: Listening
The class was started with a review discussion about the lecture from the day before. I still felt like the teachers' speech was a little modified but she did speak faster than the other classes I observed. There was some pretty high level vocabulary but the students seemed to have a good grasp of the information as they looked at their notes. They also had much better speaking skills and confidence than the lower level classes. Next, the teacher showed a youtube video for about 10 minutes or so. It was about one of the most intelligent parrots ever that had died named Alex. when it was over, she asked as many students as possible comprehension questions. The way she called on students by name was a great way to make sure everyone participated. Their responses were more detailed than I'm used to hearing tutoring level 1 students.
I noticed this class has the most complex subject matter out of all the ones I attended. It made sense since it was a level 3 class. Students had to use strategies like dictation which isn't required of lower levels. Some of the topics they went over were: psychology of the brain, infant brain development and critical intervention.
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