Riding Freedom Book Analysis

Ariana consistently displays an eagerness to learn and help others. She gets along with her peers and works well in collaborative groups. I continue to encourage Ariana to monitor her social nature during independent work so as not to distract herself and others from continuing to grow in their learning. I know Arianais working hard to focus on this goal for the remainder of the year.

Ariana’s experiences a variety of reading adventures. She gravitates towards books like Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan which include a strong female protagonist. On the flipside, Ariana enjoys reading biographies and loves to share facts with her peers. Ariana’s reading notebook reflects consistent effort during read aloud writing about reading. She can extend this effort to her independent work to support her progress. Writing about reading can help Ariana express her thinking using visual models or long responses. One major goal is for Ariana to hold on to major events in a book and connect those events across chapters. She can do this by keeping track of the major events on a timeline, then looking across that timeline to think, “This happened in chapter______. This is connected to chapter_______because. Furthermore, it’s critical that
At times, Ariana chooses to stay on the rug after a lesson for additional support. This shows that she is being reflective of her learning. She appears to enjoy our inquiry work around mathematical concepts. In collaborative groups, Ariana offers her insight and pushes her peers to try out different methods. I often hear her say, “Wait everyone. I know we can try another way. So let’s just try it and see what happens.” Ariana would benefit from practicing his multiplication facts 6-12 to help increase automaticity. This will support her as she encounters complex problems. Additionally, Ariana would should continue to double check her work by using an inverse operation or alternative