The saga continues. We have now started our individual case studies and are beginning to truly understand that we must be multi-sensory teachers and meet the child where he/she is. One of our classmates, whom is a Reading Coach for the Dallas Independent School District, shares that she is beginning to approach her student of case study from a karate stand point because that is his primary interest. She has begun to apply what we’ve known as educators all along…that is, reach one, and teach one. She shared her excitement in fashioning lessons that would peek hi interest from a karate point of view.
I began my contribution to the class by adding that my 2nd grade student that I had begun tutoring back in January of this year is beginning to show some level of improvement. What I’ve observed in him, is that he needs short mini lessons that home in on his weak areas of reading retention, vocabulary, and comprehension. I’m also starting to detect that he may have attention problems that might impede upon his progress in a large group setting. To offset this dilemma, I started incorporating technology via the suggestion of Ms. Andrea Timmons, a 1st grade Teacher in Dallas ISD. She recommends that Starfall.com is one of the best interactive ways to teach phonetics and decoding skills in kid friendly way.
All I can say is, stay tuned. We will see how this works in a few more weeks.
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