How can I manage this a little better?
Having audio recordings for my lower readers has been a great success. I am able to explain in detail exactly what I want them to do and they are able to listen to it again if confused. This promotes independent learning and I have found that they have been able to complete their work almost completely by themselves.
I had not added them to the follow up activities that I had been making for the rest of the class as I thought they were able to read the questions therefore it wasn't necessary. As it was pointed out to me during our SM observations, the way in which some of the questions were phrased could be confusing for some students, especially my ESOL learners. By resolving this my students would potentially be more on task and the constant disruptions could decrease dramatically. Not only could I phrase questions using more familiar vocabulary I could also add instructions in audio form.
