Interview Plan

After watching the video of the six year old boy being interviewed, I decided to duplicate the structure that the interviewer uses.

1. I want you to start counting and keep going until I say stop.

Doesthe student count smoothly?

Is there an obvious pattern to the students counting?

Does the student slow down and speed up at all?


2. What is the largest number you know?


3. Can you write that number for me?

Can the student write the largest number he/she knows?

4. I’m going to start counting and when I stop, I want you to keep counting from where I leave off

7, 8, 9, ___

27, 28, 29, ______ (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, _____)

42, 43, 44, 45, _____ (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, ______)

86, 87, 88, ____ (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, ______)

95, 96, 97, 98, 99, ______

5. When I was counting aloud, what were you thinking about?

6. I want you to pick up one of the markers and write down the number that I say aloud.

9
14
27
58
63
100
113