Teach the Love

 This past year, I learned a lot from my students and I hope they learned some things from me. I wanted to do a quick reflection on some of these lessons. You can watch the video version of this post here on YouTube. What I Learned How to teach reading: I worked a lot with my mentor (a reading interventionist) to help me improve my large group instruction. I used a combination of Fundations, Handwriting Without Tears and ABC See Hear Do to help my students learn sounds and letters. How to work with small groups: At the beginning of the year, I was pulling groups willy nilly and not based on my students' academic skills. Together with my mentor, I created a schedule and system that allowed me to focus on math and reading, while giving my paraprofessionals more responsibility over games and themed activities. I saw so much growth in my students and myself after implementing this new system.  What I Taught What makes a family: We defined a family as a group of people who love ...