Some Classroom Success Stories

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Some Classroom Success Stories

  • August 4, 2021
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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LSEM explicitly teaches practical skills, and one of my middle schoolers had a self-advocacy goal of asking questions in class. This year at their annual case conference meeting the goal was marked as complete–they ask questions in class frequently! The student is able to engage with their classwork at a deeper level and communicate to with their teachers more effectively,

One of my students has been working on segmenting and blending consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words this year. Words like cat, zip, run, and pen. We have trialed many ways of sounding out words and he is always willing to try a new way to do things. During the 4th quarter, it has started to click and he has begun to be able to read short CVC books with confidence.

Another of my students has really gotten into reading this year and continues to show growth in his comprehension. At the beginning of last year, reading was not a preferred activity and now he chooses to read as much as he can! I always enjoy asking him what he is reading, and what he will read next!

~written by Abigail Strackbein, LSEM teacher at Lutheran South Unity School, Fort Wayne, IN