I have continued with Jack's spelling and writing interventions. We are moving along in his spelling intervention into the next sorts. I will continue this as fourth quarter begins as well. He is doing very well on the spelling assessments! He tak...More

Writing Intervention

I am beginning a writing intervention with Jack this week. I would like to focus on writing an opinion/argument to support claims. Using our guided reading texts I would like Jack to create a substantial paragraph that inclu...More

Words Their Way Intervention

Last week I started a spelling intervention with Jack. After completing the Spelling Inventory Jack placed at the long vowel patterns in Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers. Jack started at Sort 13 Short –A a...More

This week I took time to really talk with Jake to get a better grasp on his motivation. I had an aha moment, finally! I asked Jake what his favorite book is and he responded, "None. I don't really have a favorite book." So then I asked what book d...More

This week I was able to conduct two assessments. I completed the Spelling Inventory using the Wonders Curriculum Spelling list. As I mentioned previously, it is aligned with Words their Way. The second assessment I completed was a Fountas and Pinn...More

I decided to work with a new student this semester. The reason I chose to work with Jake is because after a conversation we had last semester I learned he was born and spent several years in Lebanon. His family moved to the United States after ten...More