DIAGNOSTIC CLASS

DIAGNOSTIC CLASS

The diagnostic class was an excellent experience, for this helped me to realize all my weeknesses and strengths when teaching children. Moreover, with this experience I could realize what my students already knew and if all the materials and lesson plans were appropriate for them. 

Some of the things that I realized I did good before starting the diagnostic class were the materials, for I noticed that my students enjoyed having colorful boxes and doing something with them. Besides, I noticed that the activity was effective with my students, for I could confirm what my students knew so I could achieve my goal. However, I noticed that I had some difficulties with classroom management, for there were some moments in which my students seemed to be distracted from the real task. I also noticed that my voice was not the best at that moment, so I had to speak out loud in order for my students to listen to me and follow instructions.

As for the other activities done by the other teachers, I consider these classes were very good, for there were many interactive activities and there were some others that required the students to use their cognitive skills. Thus, this could help me to know what students' preferences are. Furthermore, I observed that just like me, the other teachers could achieve their goals of confirming what students knew about the different topics covered that day. For example, with the activity in which students had to put the numbers in order, I think that it was noticeable that the majority of students knew the numbers from 1 to 10. Therefore, I consider the activity was really effective because not oly the teacher could confirm students' knowledge, but all the teachers. 

My case of Study

My case of study is called Alex Enrique Rosales Regalado.

Alex is seven years old, he is studying his first grade and he has a big sister called Astrid. Alex is an energetic little boy. He likes to participate in class, for during the diagnostic class, he seemed to enjoy the classes and whenever he had the time to answer questions, he did it. Besides, he looks like an obedient boy because he follows instructions and commands easily. This is what I could appreciate the first day of class, the diagnostic one.