Ethan is first-grade ready. He is alert and follows along and can predict what will happen with all the lessons I have observed and led. He is a quick-study and very witty. The only area I have observed where he takes his time is with coloring. He presses the crayons or colored pencils very hard on the paper. Mrs. Frohlich has told him several times to ease up on his grip so he won't tire easily. He does ease up a bit, but goes back to coloring his way...he said this is how he wants to color. Ethan is also very social which surprised us because he was extremely shy during kindergarten profile and on the first day of school. I did this profile with him and I remember him just sitting there while I tried to make him comfortable. Then, I said "robots" and that opened the door for us to start his profile and to hear his stories. =)
For my literacy observation assignment, I observed Ethan as he was listening to Mrs. Lacher read the story
The Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini. I also observed Ethan during other storytimes. He listens well and is able to sit in one place during the entire story (this storytime was over 15 minutes on the carpet). During this storytime, he switched places with Lyssia because she couldn't see Mrs. Lacher over Glenn. Ethan moved without hesitation. He is considerate that way; this is not the first time I've seen him do a kind act for a classmate.
Ethan also stays focused during computer class. He pauses at times to help out a fellow classmate or show 'her' his creation.
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