The place where I decided to observe children and adult interaction was at work. I have gone into another classroom during their transition from breakfast to circle time. As the children were finishing eating and cleaning up, there were another teacher on the carpet getting ready to read a book to them. The teacher asked one of the children to pick out a book for her to read to the group. The child picked out the book Boom chic a Boom. Before the teacher began reading she asked the children if anyone had ever read or heard of that book. She also as a group asked them to identify the different parts of the book.
After answering the teacher questions then the children began to get very comfortable to listen to the story. The moved from in front of her to sitting right next to her. They were very engaged with the book. When it came to a letter that the child recognized he/ she will say the letter and say what it goes to like "A" a is for Ayden one of the other children name. The teacher will take the time to address the child "you are so right" and continue to read the story. As time went on the other children had also transitioned to the carpet to listen to the story. The teacher gave the children the option on the book and gave them the opportunity to mention their connections that they might have had with the letter or book without rushing them.
This week has been different, due to COVID we have had many classrooms closed so the amount of children has been low. In this classroom I have had one of my kids and eight of the other class. My child is three years old and the other children are four. So my child have been getting plenty of 1:1. We have been building that teacher/ student relationship. During this time I have encouraged my child to interact with the other children and give him the words to enter play. We also have participated in our virtual learning that we have to provide for the other children. What I learned is that when I can spend that 1:1 time with a child and listen to what they are saying and just playing and following their lead, I truly see the child as an individual. I can improve on making the time and try to do more individual interaction with each one of my students.
