One-on-One+Student+Reflection

**// *Making a Difference*  //** During my clinical there was one child that I tried to go out of my way to help, in order to make a difference in their learning. This child, during the first week of my observations, was withdrawn and would get frustrated easily when he would not be called on, which was often. He would also act out and be disruptive during class time. He would constantly get a color change for his behavior and lack of effort in his work, although this seemed to have no effect on his behavior or his work during class time. Once I began teaching, I made it a point to call on him as much as possible when he had his hand raised, and even when he didn't so I could keep his atttention during the lesson. Since he was right next to the teacher’s desk, where I would teach whole group instruction using the ELMO, I would have him help me with little things that seemed to make him feel important. After the first week, I began to notice a difference in his behavior. He was a little less disruptive, and he paid more attention to what we were doing since he knew I would call on him for an answer. He would get so proud of his work and be excited to show me things he was doing in other subjects or his good grades on a paper. Up until the last week of my clinical time at Spring Hill, I always made it a point to assist him one-on-one when he needed it and make him feel important or special in the classroom. I’ve seen great improvements with his participation in class, as well as improvements with his behavior. He’s a really smart child, and just by making him feel as if he is an asset to the classroom pushed him and helped him apply himself so he can learn to the best of his ability.