Running head: REFLECTION THIRTEEN

Reflection Thirteen Delia Gauna Concordia Universit

This !ee" I !as a#le to e$%erience teachers& hard decisions of %rognosticating !hich of their students 'ight not 'eet Level II of the (tate of Te$as )ssess'ents of )cade'ic Readiness* This 'eans that students !ill #e grou%ed # students !ho li"el %assed #oth the Reading and +ath assess'ents and to s'all grou%s of students !ho are considered ((I, (tudent (uccess Initiative* These ((I students !ill continue to !or" on o#-ectives that their teachers "no! the have not 'astered* These ninet 'inute sessions !ill #e taught in a s'all grou% setting !hile the students la#eled as .%assers/ !ill #e receiving instruction on ne! o#-ectives* (ince ' de%art'ent has assigned district s%ecialist to su%%ort ca'%uses !ho 'ight have a high volu'e of ((I students, I !ill #e a#le to hel% one of ' ca'%uses !ith the .%assers/* This !ee" I have continued to %rovide in class su%%ort !ith various teachers* I a' continuing to %rovide 'odel lessons, to !hich these have ta"en a different 'eaning* I no longer tr to #uild the teacher&s instructional 'odeling0 no! I a' focused on student learning* This !ee" has #een challenging* I a' su%%orting t!o third grade classroo's, teaching a fourth grade classroo' and also su%%orting the ((I # teaching students !ho 'ost li"el %assed the first ad'inistration of the reading and 'ath (T))R* I -ust ho%e that all the su%%ort that this %articular school is receiving 'a"es a difference in closing the achieve'ent ga%* The students at this school are e$ce%tional and the deserve their instruction to #e the sa'e* There are so'e teachers that are %roviding this service, #ut there are 'ore !ho are not* I -ust !ish the leadershi% !as strong in order to 'a"e %rogress and hel% the school 'eet standard*