Day #5

Today was the first spelling test. One little girl that sits on the front row is quite low in her learning abilities. Her grandma sent a note explaining their efforts to study for the test. But their efforts went sour. I could tell the girl was exasperated because when Mrs. Kester announced the test, she started crying. She had a melt down. But here is the thing, I knew she knew the rule we taught about /a/, turning can into cane. She knew the bossy momma E story well. So I asked Mrs. Kester if I could take her and a couple other struggling students to another room to do the test. Mrs. Kester was more than happy to let me do so.

The test went much better for these students because I was able to give them individual attention. This little girl went from having a meltdown to actually feeling successful. I was so excited to see this transition. I was also excited to apply some of my knowledge from my special Ed class I took last fall. I love applying what I've learned!