Glen Cove Students Teach at Finley

Eighth-grade honor students at Finley Middle School in Glen Cove recently served as mentors and teachers to their sixth-grade peers thanks to the efforts of Finley teachers Valerie Amilicia, Andrew DiNapoli and Lori Penrod.

The collaboration involved Amilicia’s eighth-grade class familiarizing themselves with the article “Snow Way,” taken from the 2013 sixth-grade English language arts exam and creating lesson plans that modeled close reading and writing strategies. The eighth-graders demonstrated patience and educational skills that catalyzed learning and understanding from the sixth-grade students.

During the lesson, eighth-grade mentors asked their students to explain their reasoning behind why certain multiple-choice answers were incorrect, and why the correct answer was the strongest. In addition, some of the mentors utilized graphic organizers, poster charts and annotation skills as a way to facilitate student comprehension and analysis.

Amilicia said it was a privilege to see all of the students engaged in a community of active learning. Each student was involved in a discussion that was built on the precepts of trust, guidance and application.

Photo courtesy of the Glen Cove City School District: Eighth-grade honor students at Finley School recently prepared lesson plans for their sixth-grade peers.

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