DAR- Discribe and Reflect
      Today in our Adolescent Dev. class we discussed the recent personal tragedy of a student that a couple of our classmates tutor. The tragedy that the student faces is very real, and so is the reality that our classmates have to continue to work with the student through this tragedy. Events like this highlight the moments where teaching goes farther than being an instructor. teachers have to account for the reality that exists outside the classroom. I'm proud of the actions our classmates are taking to address this student's need, I believe that part of teaching is doing you best to be that support for students in and out of the classroom and that our classmates are doing simply that.

Notes on MK's Wida Standards

MK is a student at South Burlington Highschool that I tutor every Monday and Friday. He is an English language learner and is a delightful student to work with. Here are some notes on MK's placement within the Wida standards, and his acquisition of the English language.

MK seems to be at the developing level of the Wida standards because often his subject placement and verb tenses are incorrect within his writing. He also seems to have trouble with object pronouns and their proper use. I wonder if this is because his native language has different verb and subject structures that make it difficult for him to translate meanings cross language.

Scale of Wida Standards, I believe MK is on the Developing or third level of Wida standards for English Language proficiency.

-Next Time
Ask MK about his native language(s) and look into the language's structure and style to hopefully build my knowledge of what language issues he may be facing and how to best address them in future tutor sessions.