Nov 19 EL4

Julia has continued to have attention problems in class. The class will be doing an assignment, or speaking, or listening to the CD and Julia will be playing with her eraser or drawing on paper instead of participating. I have tried to keep her interested, but she is very easily distracted. Her pronunciation still needs to improve, and I have worked with her on pronouncing words better. She needs to focus to make real improvement.

Lucy had the best score on the speaking test, and she is a wonderfully behaved student in the classroom. She has been an ideal student and classmate, she stays on task and helps other students when they do not understand something. Lucy has very good pronunciation and a good listening ability, she should work on speaking in English whenever possible just to practice her conversation skills. Great work, Lucy! Thank you!

Julie is a good student, but sometimes she gets ahead of the syllabus and finishes her classwork before I teach that lesson. When she comes to class, she should be ready to do textbook assignments, not come to class with her assignments already completed. Her work is good, and she knows how to answer most questions, but I want her to do this work in class. Julie has a good listening ability, but sometimes she mixes up her speaking grammar. If Julie wants to do more work at home, I suggest she put in the student book CD and speak along with the conversations in each unit. Keep up the good work, Julie!

Sally has been much better behaved in class and I'm happy to say that she earned the best score on her writing test this month. Her attitude in class has improved and she has been much more productive and participated so much more, it has been very good for her! Sally still talks to her friends in class a lot, but she is still following the lesson. She needs to respect the pronunciation of English words and try harder to avoid her bad habit pronunciations. She can continue to improve! Keep it up!

Clementine tries very hard in class and always participates, but still likes to talk to her friends. I would like her to focus on her pronunciation, as it seems like she has a speech impediment. This makes it harder for her to pronounce certain words, but she can do it with more practice! Clementine always wants to volunteer and speak in class, this is one of her best traits and she is making so much progress with this positive attitude! Great job, Clementine!

David is severely distracted in class. His productivity and participation are waning because he cannot focus in the classroom. I have to hold his hand in order to keep his attention, and this is unacceptable considering that there is an entire classroom that I am responsible for. David needs to listen to his teacher in class, and he needs to leave distracting things like toys at home. He is intelligent, and can participate in the lessons when he tries, but getting him to focus is a large task. Come to class ready to listen and learn, David!

Joey is a good English speaker, and participates in class. He has a good attitude and appears to enjoy class. I would like him to work harder on his pronunciation, just like the rest of his class, he needs more practice. I would like Joey to read aloud with his student book CD at home for homework, and practice pronouncing words just as he hears them on the CD from the native speakers. This kind of practice will improve his speaking and listening skills, it is very easy and does not take a lot of time. Glad to have you in class, Joey!