It is almost December! How does the year fly by so quickly? Today I found myself in a mess of papers. It was all for good reason. Or at least I hope so.
My OCD comes out in many ways...reflections is one of those ways. I am probably too hard on myself in many cases, but this has also led to a lot of personal growth.
Today was no exception. Last year I wrote a post about my need for better note taking with my LLI prompting. It looked something like this...
I still love the concept behind this because I was trying to look for overall patterns that would guide my instruction. And it has. But what I am missing is the big picture. How are my students reading when compared to the literacy continuum? Are they exhibiting the reading behaviors that are appropriate for them and how can I push them to grow?
So this led to a mess: the emptying of my binder, new dividers, more labels, and a continuum checklist.
I believe this will help me as I continue to intervene with my young readers. But if I had not reflected on how my note taking process was going, I would have continued on the path I was on. And it was not a bad path. But I am hoping for a more effective and responsive system.
This is what teaching is all about. Learning right along side our little learners.
Em
Yes. Yes. Great for you!!!
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