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This school year has been a year of learning experiences--and I hope one of growth. I have made some real changes in the way I present lessons to students. The more I read, the more I believe that all students can read and comprehend what they read, but they need more and more support--support that I haven't always given well. I'm working on changing that. My daily routine includes some kind of language study--review of grammar or mechanics or usage, a read-aloud, SSR, and then "curriculum"-related work. It's not easy to keep with that routine, though, and since the new semester began, I have not. There are times when I give up one thing for another. But. . . .

I have noticed some changes in students, though. The students are beginning to use strategies that I've taught them--making connections to prior knowledge, and some of them are even naming those strategies.

I need, for myself, to begin to identify what is making the difference with students. This kind of reflection has not always been a natural part of my practice. I am learning, though.

That will be my next step--analyze what is working to change the things that are not.