Working with Resource

Yesterday I observed two children taking an assessment test to see if they qualify for placement in the Resource program. The teacher was running a little late and put me in charge of a small group while she finished the assessment. I went in the hall with about 5 children to do some writing. The children’s assignment was to write a narrative about anything they wanted. Some of the children already knew what they wanted to write about but others needed more brain storming. I started working with a girl who wanted to write a story about being kidnapped. She explained that it was a story about herself, and as she continued explaining her story it became more scary and gruesome. I wasn’t sure how true it was because of how farfetched it seemed but nevertheless felt concerned for her. For the next boy I worked with, we practiced brain storming stories that he could write. It took almost the entire period, but he finally decided what he wanted to write about. The third girl knew exactly what she wanted to write about and seemed confident in her writing ability and needed little help from me. The last boy was very energetic, loud, and distracted from the assignment. I remained easy going and patient as I worked with him to brainstorm ideas for his story. This experience was very unique. I was able to witness many challenges the children had and gained a good insight on working with resource.