Planning: As a teaching assistant, I assist the teacher in planning for lessons by first having an informal discussion with both the teacher and the LSA in order to determine what the learning objectives are for the upcoming topics, so both I and the LSA know what the learning outcomes are and what is expected of the children. It should be noted, as I am only in placement one day a week, the teacher has in the past provided me (via email), with a breakdown of lesson plans for the week so I know what has been covered in the days I was absent.
During this discussion I am able to put forth my ideas on how best I think the topic should be delivered and what groups of children I should sit next to provide additional support as they may struggle the most. At this point, I will also discuss a range of activities and styles to match the needs of individual children or groups that could be used to promote the learning outcomes, to ensure all needs are met and to identify any barriers that may become apparent during the lesson.
Discussing and planning the activities beforehand gives me the opportunity to explore the activity which will ensure that I am confident in using the materials, will enable me to familiarise myself with new equipment which I can then make sure is age appropriate and can be adapted and made simpler for the pupils that may need extra support and help. The next phase in the planning of lessons will involve me preparing the agreed activities, worksheets or relevant material. I may be required to print, photocopy or prepare the classroom by proving enough glue, scissors, paints or special types of paper e. . sugar paper, tissue paper etc. Delivery: The delivery of a lesson is fundamental as it enables children and young people to learn effectively. They are able to grasp topics better when a pre planned lesson is delivered to a high quality. My role as a teaching assistant requires me to support particular groups of children in their activities and ensure that they stay on task and complete their work to the best of their abilities. After the teacher has sat the children on the carpet to explain what activity is next, she’d send them off to their assigned tables for them to begin.
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I usually sit with the blue or yellow table as there are these are lower ability tables and the children on these tables not only struggle to comprehend activities but also struggle to stay on task. I try to make the activity as fun as possible in a way that evolves the teachers plan but also suits my teaching style and methods. I usually try to turn all activates whether it be numeracy, literacy or science into a group activity so each child takes it in turns to answer questions.
I think this method is best for the lower abilities as it encourages the children to interact with each other by sharing their opinions, comments and questions and also provides them with confidence to answer questions without worrying about giving the wrong answer. When asking questions I keep them open-ended (e. g. who, what, when, where, why) instead of using questions which encourages them to answer simply yes and no (Baker, B. , Burnham, L. , 2010).
When I see a child is struggling, my role is to firstly re-explain what they are meant to do then to ask them what exactly they are struggling with.
Although many times the children will try to convince me to do their work and try to make me give them word for word answers, I stay strong in my resolve and explain that if I give them all the answers they’ll never learn. Once they understand my reasoning, the children get on with their work and ask me to aide them in spelling. To do this I sound out the works and then sound out the letters by using the schools phonics technique. Review: At the end of each activity, the teacher calls the attention of the class and goes around to each table to ask one child what they were doing and how they found it.
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When the children have gone out for break, lunch or a lesson that is based in another room (e. g. music, ICT or French), the teacher will sit with myself and the LSA and ask us for our feedback. At this point the LSA and I will give the teacher a breakdown on each child’s participation and their ability to complete the activity. I will also inform her of who struggled with what and possible ideas as to how to make the activity easier next time so they could get the best possible learning experience e. g. esources and materials that are best suited to their ability. If the teacher has any concerns on how I delivered the lesson, she would inform me at this point and give me tips on how to improve for my own personal development. An example of when I effectively helped plan was when the class teacher informed me that on the following day the red table (the higher tier table and the group of children I was going to work with) was going to read a book about ice cream as part of their assisted reading for literacy.
I was asked to come up with possible questions for them to demonstrate that they can effectively use previous knowledge of how to use the contents page and glossary to find information. I was also asked to teach them something new in relations to the book. I went home and decided that the new topic the children will learn will be on how to use the index. I also decided that as the book was on ice cream, I’d use different coloured paper (one for each child on red table) to represent the different flavours of ice cream and write clear and concise questions for them, so they could use the book to find the answers e. . ‘what is ice cream made from’? , ‘when was ice cream first served in England’?. I then wrote two instructions on each paper on how they could find the answers and also to find the meaning of a particular word on the page e. g. ‘use the contents page and go to the page what is ice cream made from’, ‘use the glossary to tell me what products mean’, ‘use the index and search for England’, ‘use the glossary and tell me what banquet means’. The next day I delivered the pre planned lesson by sitting down at the table ith the children at the red table, and explaining to them what we were going to do. I opened one of the papers to show them what type of questions they were being asked, explaining that all the answers could be found by following the instructions at the bottom of the page and letting them know that I wanted them to not only write their answers down but also to write down the meanings of the words that are written in the instructions by using the glossary. I then re explained to them what a glossary and contents page was and how they could be used.
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I also explained what an index was and that a few of the questions would require them to use the index, which I know they were unfamiliar with but if they got stuck I was there to help. The teacher then gathered the class on the carpet and asked two of the children to come to the front of the class and explain what they did, which they did effectively. During break time, I sat with the teacher and gave her feedback on how the group performed, then details on each child’s individual performance.
