Module 8: Reading Recovery

            I immediately was able to relate to this video because I am currently working  in a 1^st grade classroom with students that are below grade level.  I found it interesting when the particular teacher broke up the sentence strips by each word. I think this program would be very beneficial for the teachers that teach at my current school. I love how the teachers that are in training are able to watch behind the glass how a tutoring session takes place. I would like to know what other techniques that this program used in order for students to be so successful. I loved how they approach this type of learning to focus on one student at a time and to move from there. 

Module 8: Factors Involved Reading

            While reading through the power point, I was really able to relate to the fact that students want to learn to read when they have an interest in the particular subject. Many of my students are referred to having a “Visual Processing Deficits.” Often time’s my students reverse the letters b&d as well as p&q. Not only do they reverse letters, but numbers as well. I really enjoyed reading through the slide on language factors. The students that I work with have language disorders and I found it interesting to read that many students that have this also have articulation disorders. When working with small groups, I have found that a couple of my students experience the “Fight or Flight” factor. I have one student in particular that experiences frustration when he is not able to read a word.

            I really enjoyed reading the slide that discussed “ Helping Students Overcome Negative Behavior.” Whenever the students enter into the classroom in the morning, I make sure to greet them at the door and ask how they are doing. I have found this to be important in order to evaluate how each of their morning is going.  I also found it interesting to read about the family factors that influence student’s education. Students whose parents have more reading materials around their house are more exposed and inclined to have a desire to read. Getting students excited about reading is something important to address early on with a student.