Kerri CO #1

This morning I had the pleasure of observing Candace's level 3 grammar class. Not only is Candace attentive, she is very friendly. Her students seem to respect her a lot, and they were eager to participate in her grammar activities. Candace speaks very clearly at a pace her students can keep up with. She also uses hand gestures when she speaks, so her students can further understand her. Today's lesson covered prepositions, verb tenses, and infinitives. She divided the class into small groups and turned the grammar lesson into a friendly competition. Each group was given a white board, and their task was to fix any errors within the presented sentences or label it as correct. The group who answered correctly first was rewarded a point, as suggested by the students. She also included some fill in the blank exercises for sentences that were missing a preposition. Whenever a student made an error while speaking, Candace would either repeat the sentence correctly or blatantly explain the error to the student. There were several "why?"s asked, but Candace responded gracefully by providing additional explanation and other examples in order to demonstrate a pattern. After observing Candace's class I feel more prepared to begin my tutoring sessions.