"Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step." - Samuel Smiles
On the way here to our lab session, K.T. and I were listening to some music in the car. The song "One Step at a time" by Jordin Sparks was playing. There was once a time when I believed that there were signs everywhere. Little coincidental things that I perceived as a message. After hearing that song, I decided to look up the lyrics. The title itself is a saying that we remind ourselves daily..."One step at a time." There is definitely no need to rush in life. Any progress is good progress. What counts in our sessions is the effort that these students make. Even if K.T. concentrated on one particular story today as compared to the other sessions, the focus was mainly on spelling and building her word wall. If she strengthens her spelling skills, her writing skills will improve, which will therefore increase her reading fluency. At the end of the day, we have to give our students credit for their strengths.
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Annette,
ReplyDeleteIn light of all the accidents going on in our streets, everyone needs to slow down and take it one step at a time! There's no need to rush, we'll reach our destination in due time. As for our students, they'll improve in their reading skills in their own time.
Amen, Mar! Annette, I do love how sometimes there are little smiles that we can take away from coincidences. Any progress for our students will add up in the end. We just have to not get bogged down with anxiety, I guess. (I think I have to listen to my own advice!)
ReplyDeleteThat song is awesome. Anyway, I agree, bit by bit, in a piecemeal way we get to our goals. Keep on keepin' on.
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