Galster Overview

I chose to work with two students, Matt and Katie for the two mini-lessons. I chose them with the help of my CT. My CT informed me that they are both middle achieving students when it comes to reading comprehension. I wanted to work with students at roughly the same comprehension level so they could get the most out of it as possible, without being lost or bored. Katie is one of the quietest students in the class. She is usually very motivated to learn and always completes the work assigned to her. She rarely asks for help, and I have never seen my CT yell at her. She is a middle or high achieving student depending on subject content. Matt is usually a quiet student as well. He has ADD, and is medicated. I have only seen him get yelled at by my CT once, and this was on the day he forgot to take his meds. He is less motivated than Katie, but with a little help from the teacher re-focusing his attention, he usually completes the work assigned to him. I wanted to work with two students so we could have a mini discussion.