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Jack's Expressive Children In The Classroom

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Jack is an expressive child, and with increasing confidence and comfort, is participating in activities that encourage his receptive and expressive language skills. Since the beginning of the school year, Jack has demonstrated growth in his interest and ability to engage in whole group settings and discussions, such as Morning Meeting or during story time, forming and responding to questions. Jack practices speaking clearly in front of the whole class, when presenting as the Sharer during Morning Meeting, detailing special and exciting experiences with his family. For example, Jack was excited to tell his classmates all about his visit with his cousin, Avery, in Cincinnati, “I went to Avery’s house in ‘Nati. It was so far in the car. I was playing with toys.” Throughout other children’s sharing opportunities, Jack works to listen, using whole body listening, making sure his eyes and ears are on the speaker, allowing him to fully focus on what is being said or discussed. He often raise a quiet hand and pose a thoughtful question or share a comment that is related to the topic being discussed. When partaking in the daily greeting portion of the Morning Meeting, Jack prefers when his turn is preceded by others, allowing him to securely and …show more content…

Jack shares his ideas with peers and listens to others' thoughts. During partner shares, Jack practices dyadic conversation skills such as staying on topic, making eye contact, listening, questioning, and responding accordingly. Jack demonstrates a rapidly growing level of comfort and security in independently approaching or conversing with those outside of his classroom community. For example, as of recently, Jack frequently requests to go to the kitchen and politely ask for refills on food or return the lunch dishes, regularly conversing with the school

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