The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn
John Lubbock
Today was a prime example of success in bits and pieces. Although, not all the strategies and activities on the agenda happened, nevertheless, the few things that were accomplished were significant and meaningful in what they revealed. My student is truly making progress, step-by-step, and bit-by-bit. The assessments that I performed today, revealed that he is one to two levels above the instructional level from the previous semester. He is more confident and adept in recognizing high frequency and basic sight words, and he had no problem reading an unfamiliar narrative passage on the pre-primer level. Better yet, he scored on independent level for the expository passage, which is a level higher than before. Yes, bits and pieces, but a giant step for my student.
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Nice, Geri! I'm glad that all that hard work and improvement is starting to bear out in the assessments. I don't think we can doubt that he is blossoming with your help, but it's so great to see that reflected in the data.
ReplyDeleteGreat news. You are truly making a difference in his life. A single teacher can change the reading perspecitve of a child.
ReplyDeleteGreat news. You are truly making a difference in his life. A single teacher can change the reading perspecitve of a child.
ReplyDeleteGeri,
ReplyDeleteKudos to you and your student! The hard work both of you have put in is surely leading to success. Keep it up!