Raise Your Expectations

My students are usually seen as disadvantaged but this is far from the truth when you see how creative they are. I do agree with the author on p. 56 when she said they just need more demonstrations, more shared experiences, and more guided practice to become successful. This week we did a writing prompt and we started with conversation before they wrote. They benefited from my model, but I think the conversations we had before they starting writing was even more motivational. They were so excited. They wrote and wrote the entire period. My students come in at different times, but they are asking when do we get to share our stories. I just started working with a 1st grader and I needed the try it and apply it reminders on page 68. I wrote her name in the margin thinking about how I can develop her writing.