Getting back on track

"Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another."--Marva Collins

Today's was a make-up session. K.T. is back on track. I was able to administer the QRI-4 word list. Based on the results, she has gone up two grade levels. She has also shown great improvement with her pacing of reading and comprehension skills. This is the feeling that I was looking forward to. I know she felt proud of herself as well when she was able to answer the questions and rarely struggle on the passages. K.T. has come along way. I remember thinking will there be any evidence of improvement that we all hope for? Sessions like today make me eager to do the next make-up session. Although in the end of this course we will get our grade, the real reward is knowing that we helped our students to gain confidence in reading. This is one course that has put our skills to the test. In the end, we can all reflect back and say, "We did it!"

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