Today I observed a session with Sophie’s Year 8 Maths/English student where they focused on revision for his upcoming assessments.

She firstly focused on his English assessment which was due the next day. This involved an oral presentation. Sophie advised her student on how to summarise his key points on his presentation slides so it looks more appealing and then have a longer speech written on his flashcards. She also helped her student with how to include an introduction to his presentation. I also liked how she helped him cut down big chunks of text into dot points so it is easier for the audience to read.

After that Sophie focused on preparation for his maths test at the end of the week. They firstly went through a topic test that his school provided him with as revision. I like how she made sure to focus on practice for both multiple choice and short answer questions. Another thing I liked that Sophie did was to not allow her student to look back at his maths book when they were doing practice exam questions as he wouldn’t have his book during his school test. Sophie also provided her student with enough time to express his thought process for each question and led him on the right track without giving the answer away. If her student was stuck when first answering a question, Sophie would help her student with what process he would have to use then once he understood what steps he would need to take she let him work through it by himself.

I thought Sophie did a great job during this lesson! Especially since she helped her student prepare for multiple upcoming assessments which helped to build his confidence in himself during his assessment. Welldone Sophie!!

Sophia McLean