Saturday, December 30, 2023
Twin A read the words on the 101-150 Fry Sight Word list without hesitation. Incredible! She is one of the twins I started working with at the end of first grade who couldn’t name all the letters in the alphabet. Memory problems showed up in nonacademic areas as well. Their parents were not optimistic that they would ever develop memory skills.
Steve returned my chainsaw. He tried to use it when he came to cut up the tree the wind blew over. He took it home to see if he could fix it and replaced the rusted chain. As he left, he repeated his offer, “If I can do anything for you, let me know.” I told him he could allow me to show him my method for teaching reading. I assured him he didn’t have to agree or like it. Although I was hoping he would. He will be going to India in February to help establish a school designed for the female children of prostitutes. The founders want to embrace these babies as their own children. It will be an orphanage and school with a lot of love. At least, that’s the plan. This would be a great place to use this method. Of course, it will depend on the teachers. If they’re rigid thinkers who need to feel they are the sole source of knowledge, they won’t be comfortable with it. Using this method requires accepting you will make mistakes in front of your students. Allowing students to observe this is a gift teachers must give their students. They need to model how to deal with not knowing or making an error.
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