Power of encouragement November 14-18

In my classroom, I have a student who struggles to write his ABC's, to write within the lines of his notebook paper, and stay on task. This past week, I have focused on pulling this student out of the classroom, drawing lines with marker for him to write between, and focusing on simple tasks. Instead of trying to do the entire alphabet, I have selected letters from him to practice each day. Last week, I discovered that he does not know the alphabet unless they are in the correct order where he can sing the alphabet song. I think that this week, we will continue to work through letters I have selected, but that I may also ask my student to organize the letters chronologically. When I celebrate his success, we get more done than when he is frustrated and unsure of himself. Sometimes, I will even tell another student or my cooperate teacher of what my student did better. This makes him smile and ready for our next alphabet session.