Week 1 Reflection

Something that I need to work on during the rest of the semester to improve my ability to teach reading would be to pace myself during lessons. I need to master the task of knowing when to move on to the next task. My plan is to set aside an amount of time to spend on each particular activity. When I do that, I will know how quickly or slowly I need to go through certain things. My first day doing this in my guided reading lesson went alright, but it seems that during my RTI lessons I finish quickly. However, this allows me to get caught up on the cumulative project.

So far, I haven't needed to make any changes based on my student's performance. I need to work better at making notes as the lesson progresses. When I begin writing notes, I find that sometimes my student has to wait on me to finish. I don't like to keep him waiting. I need to make sure that I write in shorthand and then go back at the end of the lesson later. I'm feeling pretty satisfied with the way this week went.