This interview was conducted with my 6 year old cousin. She was very shy at first so I apologize if it is hard to here her responses. Also, my 3 year old cousin is in the back ground, so you can also here her a little bit as well, sorry! Below you will find a brief overview of the protocol of the interview process:
I am going to be working with my 6 year old cousin for this clinical interview. I chose to do a reading activity with her and focus on predicting and the story elements. I haven't decided on a book just yet, but I am thinking about The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I will be focusing on how she responds to the questions asked, and more specifically on how she reaches those conclusions. I will begin by expressing my like towards the story and how it is one of my favorites. I will let her know that I am reading it to her to see how she likes or dislikes the book. I will explain to her that this is nothing like "school" and that I am not looking for any right or wrong answers. I will tell her that we are simply reading a book together, having fun, to see if she feels the same way about the story as I do. I will let her know that I will be asking her a few questions about the book when we are done, but that I am only asking to see what she thought about the story and what from the book helped her create her responses. I know that as the interview goes on, more questions will arise, but for now...here is a list of guiding questions that will be used.
From looking at the cover of the book, and listening to the title, what do you think might happen in the story? Can you guess at what might go on throughout the story? Were there any characters in the story? Who were they? How do you know they were the characters? Where does the story happen? Where are the characters throughout most of the book? How do you know? Is this a real book? Do you think that what happened in the book could happen in real life? Why do you think that? What happened in the story? Beginning, middle, end? Why do you think the first goat told the troll about the middle brother? What was he trying to get away from? Did this work? How do you know? What do you think of the troll? What did he do to make you feel that way? Was he a nice troll? Why or why not? What did he do that made him mean? Was there a problem in this story? How do you know? Did the problem get fixed? How? What happened at the end of the book? What kind of ending was that? Why was it a happy ending? Before we read the story, you guessed at what might happen. Do you remember what you said might happen? Were you right? What was different?
How do you feel about this book? Why do you feel that way? What made you like it? What was your favorite part? What made you not like the story? Why didn't you like this part?
What I wanted to find out about my cousin, who is now just finishing up with kindergarten, was if she was able to recognize the story elements of a book (which is something she will do in the first grade). The story elements include: characters, setting, genre, problem, and solution. She was able to respond to all of my questions, pretty successfully, except for the genre. She was able to correctly tell me that the story was not "real" but I was hoping she'd be able to say that animals don't talk, which was why is was not "real". She definitely has a really good start on her story elements as she heads into first grade!
This interview was conducted with my 6 year old cousin. She was very shy at first so I apologize if it is hard to here her responses. Also, my 3 year old cousin is in the back ground, so you can also here her a little bit as well, sorry! Below you will find a brief overview of the protocol of the interview process:
I am going to be working with my 6 year old cousin for this clinical interview. I chose to do a reading activity with her and focus on predicting and the story elements. I haven't decided on a book just yet, but I am thinking about The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I will be focusing on how she responds to the questions asked, and more specifically on how she reaches those conclusions.
I will begin by expressing my like towards the story and how it is one of my favorites. I will let her know that I am reading it to her to see how she likes or dislikes the book.
I will explain to her that this is nothing like "school" and that I am not looking for any right or wrong answers. I will tell her that we are simply reading a book together, having fun, to see if she feels the same way about the story as I do. I will let her know that I will be asking her a few questions about the book when we are done, but that I am only asking to see what she thought about the story and what from the book helped her create her responses.
I know that as the interview goes on, more questions will arise, but for now...here is a list of guiding questions that will be used.
From looking at the cover of the book, and listening to the title, what do you think might happen in the story? Can you guess at what might go on throughout the story?
Were there any characters in the story? Who were they? How do you know they were the characters?
Where does the story happen? Where are the characters throughout most of the book? How do you know?
Is this a real book? Do you think that what happened in the book could happen in real life? Why do you think that?
What happened in the story? Beginning, middle, end?
Why do you think the first goat told the troll about the middle brother? What was he trying to get away from? Did this work? How do you know?
What do you think of the troll? What did he do to make you feel that way? Was he a nice troll? Why or why not? What did he do that made him mean?
Was there a problem in this story? How do you know? Did the problem get fixed? How?
What happened at the end of the book? What kind of ending was that? Why was it a happy ending?
Before we read the story, you guessed at what might happen. Do you remember what you said might happen? Were you right? What was different?
How do you feel about this book? Why do you feel that way? What made you like it? What was your favorite part? What made you not like the story? Why didn't you like this part?
What I wanted to find out about my cousin, who is now just finishing up with kindergarten, was if she was able to recognize the story elements of a book (which is something she will do in the first grade). The story elements include: characters, setting, genre, problem, and solution. She was able to respond to all of my questions, pretty successfully, except for the genre. She was able to correctly tell me that the story was not "real" but I was hoping she'd be able to say that animals don't talk, which was why is was not "real". She definitely has a really good start on her story elements as she heads into first grade!
What do you think?