Hi All!
I'm very glad to be in first grade in the sense that none of the material is "over my head". Had I been in 5th grade, I can honestly say that I struggle with long division. haha! That being said, the material within the lesson I find very easy and comfortable with.
My weakness in planning is implementing the academic terms and strategies into my lesson. I often am sticking post-it notes onto my lesson plans with things like "count from.... get to" and "comprehension" because it is difficult for me to implement the words into my own thinking when I'm trying to make the subject matter easier for the students.
One area that I feel very comfortable in using the correct terminology is science. I find that I think in science terms because of the classes I have taken at St Kates when explaining the material. I also have been very focused on making sure I support inquiry learning, which I learned the importance of at St Kates. I know it will take time to get implementing academic language into my lessons however and I am teaching myself to do it by using the post it strategy.
Julie
The best thing about your post is the sense you give that with continued practice, you'll master the language of instruction for literacy learning. Clearly, the exposure and experience you built in STEM classes at St. Kate's resulted in the development of a common language, and a confidence in using it. Now your job is to make that literacy language just as natural. You'll get there--noticing what you need to know and do is the first step toward successful acquisition!
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