handwritten on September 16, 2011
Today I had the privileged opportunity to observe Mrs. Verba who is the Reading Specialist at Hillview Elementary School. Although I did not observe her working one-on-one with a particular student, I was able to watch her interact with a group of fourth graders as part of her once a week team-teaching lesson. Generally, this team teaching is part of the tier one intervention that she provides for all students. Many of the students who she works with are included within these groups, but many of the students who she does not work with on a regular basis are included as well.
Generally, Mrs. Verba travels down to the regular classroom once a week and facilitates various reading center...
handwritten on December 6, 2010
As I stepped into the preschool room for the first time this semester, I was uncertain as to what challenges I would experience, activities I would facilitate or roles I would assume within the classroom. Initially it was difficult to adapt to the classroom environment and I pondered over ways in which I could expand my role. I did not know whether I should involve myself more during activity time, communicate more with the students or continue to distance myself. I searched for ways to open my heart and seek guidance and it was during this time that I remembered a quote I had found one day as a sixth grader. As I was standing in line with my mom at the post office, a young girl walked by...
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