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EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
Student Name: Sara Fernandes Date: Monday January 30, 2017 Age
Group: 4 years

Purpose: Purpose:
Reason for
developing This activity was done in the moment in which this
learning activity was not planned but happened spontaneously
experience. and based on the activities the classroom teacher set up
This could be in for the classroom. This particular student requires one to
response to an one support as this child has Autism Spectrum Disorder
observation, (ASD). This activity will be focusing on the alphabet with
discussion with the use of flash cards.
the site
supervisor,
Ontario
Curriculum Based on observations that I have seen within the
Objective, etc. classroom and with different activities that I have done
Observation with this particular student I know this student has a
- Document what good cognitive recognition, this child can recall the
you saw and alphabet and can tell me different words that begin with
heard a particular letter.
- Document non-
I have seen this child arrange the letter stamps to the
verbal
communicati order of the alphabet. This child also knows different
on (i.e., body forms of punctuation.
language, I have not used flash cards with this student
facial
expressions
and voice
tone)
- Document in
detail: who,
what, where,
and when
- Documentation
should be
written in
past tense,
objective,
and in
anecdotal
format
OR
Discussion
Document the
discussion
between you
and your site
supervisor that
led to the
planning
OR
Curriculum
Objective
Describe the
curriculum
objective
youre aiming
to
meet/enhance
through this
experience
Learning
Experience This activity involves me going through a series of cards
What are you that have various letters on them as well as an objects in
planning in which that letter begins which, for example on the card
response to with Ll there will be a lion on it.
your purpose? Objective:
- Label your - Enhance letter recognition as well as to use
experience cognitive recognition to tell me other words that
(e.g. Painting begin with that letter
with cars).
I have seen this child have an interest in letters, as they
- What are your
3 objectives would recite the alphabet and stop on certain letters and
for this repeat them as they appear to be funny to that student
experience? such as the letter W or this could be due to the ASD.
(i.e. What Afterwards this student along with the other students in
interests are the FDK JK portion of the classroom did a booklet made of
you index cards for them to practice writing the letters and
extending? using those letters to think of words and to draw those
What
words. For example they would have Jj and they could
strengths and
opportunities draw a jelly fish.
for growth
are you
enhancing/su
pporting?)
Please Note:
You should
refer to
appropriate
pedagogy to
support your
discussion This activity was done inside the classroom during the
around work period time in the morning.
strengths I did this activity with this child directly however other
and students did come in what appears to help this child.
opportunities This activity only required alphabet flash cards
for growth In this activity the child and I are at a table and I will be
(e.g. ELECT, going through each card and they would have to recall
How Does the letter and the image on the card.
Learning
Happen,
Ontario FDK
Curriculum,
etc).

Describe the
experience:
- Who will be
involved in
the
experience?
- Where will the
experience
take place?
(e.g. Indoors
or outdoors?
In the
dramatic
centre, the
creative
table, etc).
- List the
materials and
resources
you will use
- Describe the
implementati
on of the
experience,
with a step
by step
description
- List and
describe 2
teaching
strategies.
How will you
use them?
Why have
you chosen
these
strategies?
Reflection: - It appeared that this particular student really
- What went enjoyed using the flash cards and telling me the
well? Provide different letters with the different images on them.
examples for - This child would tell me Uu for Umbrella.
how you - This activity was a great activity to do as a
know it went transition to the next activity.
well. - What did not work well was this child was getting
- What didnt go
bored and wanted to move on to do other activities
well? Provide
examples for however that could not be done.
how you - What I found interesting was he started saying stuff
know it didnt like Xx is for Cell phone and would start laughing.
go well. - However this child would also say answers such as
- What did you Vv is for Violin but the picture on the card was of a
learn? Van. I believe this child though he was teasing
- What might me however that was a really good answer
you do showing their thinking outside the cards and they
differently
can relate their learning to their outside
next time you
implement experiences.
this same - I would modify this experience to make it more
experience difficult, perhaps by creating index cards but only
and why? have a picture and the word and they would have
- Did you have to to tell me the letter the word begins with.
make any
adaptations
or
modifications
? If so, what
were they?
- What type of
experience
might you
plan to
extend on
this one?
Field Supervisor Feedback:

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