Day #3

I observed Mrs. Kester perform leveled reading tests on several of her students. She was wonderful at handling struggling readers. She remained extremely patient and helped them feel smart about their reading. Words cannot describe how amazed I was with her technique. I am grateful that I learned these techniques from her. She told me what to listen for in speech articulation difficulties, reading strategies to look for and questions to ask to check for comprehension. Then I performed a few of the tests while she observed me. I really enjoyed doing the tests!

I had a wonderful compliment today that I want to share. Mrs. Kester asked me to do a read-aloud of a Dr. Seuss book. She asked me to help the students make predictions and ask deep-ended questions. So I did a pretty thorough job while having fun with the book. Afterward she told me I did a great job and asked if I noticed the other woman in the room. I told her I had but didn't know who she was. She proceeded to tell me that the woman was over literacy for the district and that she had complimented my read-aloud. I was extremely elated!

I've been tickled to perform Words-Their-Way spelling tests. Dr. Broughton taught me how to do these very tests last March. I feel so blessed to know what to do! I'm also excited to have the opportunity to watch the eventual progress the students will have because of this program.