Attitude and Determination

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Attitude and Determination

  • September 1, 2021
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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I was a new teacher to LSEM last school year, and I was unsure what this position would actually look like. It has developed into a wonderful experience working with amazing students and colleagues.

One student that I have had the opportunity to work with has shown steady growth and has gained such a fun attitude about reading. He started with me at the beginning of the year not having a sure grasp on letter sounds. As he slowly progressed, he began to become more fluent with his sounds and eventually moved on to phoneme segmentation and basic reading skills. He still struggles with certain vowels and somedays are better than others, but he will come looking for me in the hallway to practice. The first time this happened it was wonderful and I was a little surprised. As it continued, I really saw the interest and determination in him. He takes practice home and will be honest with me about times they practice and times when there isn’t time at home to work on it.

His reading attitude will be such a benefit to him as he continues this journey. Soon his skills will click and he will be just fine because his effort will make up that difference. I am thankful to see these moments of progress in many of my students!

~written by Patti Rich, LSEM teacher at Zion Lutheran School in Auburn, MI & Faith Lutheran School in Bay City, MI