Aurora Education

Joy. The first word that comes to my mind when I think of teaching reading.   Especially to struggling readers. Over the years, many parents have come to me, asking for help for their child who could not read.   They have tried everything. They asked the school for resources and extra help found they had driven down a dead-end road.   Then someone passes my name or my card on to them. They call me and set up an appointment. We meet. The child colors while we talk. We set up a time for assessment. Thus is the beginning of the end of the parents’ heartbreak, of a child who has not learned to read by second or third grade. I am a Reading Specialist. Many people ask if I am a tutor. No, I am not.   I pour my heart and soul into designing lessons to help struggling readers learn to read. Patience is the number one essential ingredient to teach struggling readers.   I have to have patience in looking for the answers, patience in finding the key to each child,...

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I love to play. I am a child at heart. Most of us can think of some kind of activity where we feel like a kid again.  There are many moments in the school day when I feel the joy of being a kid again.  My favorite activity, which brings out the kid in me  is having the children act it out a Reader's Theater script. As a teacher, I love to see my young students play. And I have found they key to having them play, be engaged and improve their literacy skills at the same time: reader’s theater. My students clamor for opportunity to read another script. And so do I. I love reader’s theater too. I love to see my students so engaged. No one wastes time. They jump to the task and lesson flows effortlessly. The class almost teaches itself. A teachers dream! However, it is not entirely easy, as it appears at times.   I have to do a lot of front-loading for an effective Reader’s Theater experience. First, I choose a script that meshes with our theme,...