I am a wife, mother and teacher and I enjoy being all three. A bit more about my career. I came into teaching after working in the media for 11 years. This is a caeer path I have always wanted to follow, so when the opportunity presented itself I did not hesitiate to follow through.
I have been teaching for just 6 years now and for the most part it has been interesting and enjoyable. This is my first appointment and I'm glad to have been placed in this particular school because it challenges me as a teacher.
My school's population is made up of largely adolescent struggling readers and writers - a situation that can be both frustrating or intriguing depending on your approach. For the most part I am always amazed at what I encounter on a daily basis. I do not think I can ever get used to the phenomenon - yes, in my view it is a phenomenon: 200+ students and all with such diverse reading and literacy challenges - amazing.
That is what urged me to become a reading specialist. I felt, in Creole terms: "Nah man!" Something has to be done and much, much, more than what is already being done. I needed to first understand the phenomenon and then learn about how I could not just help but be an active ingredient in the process.
I am happy to see that you are not discourage by the daunting task of teaching in a school that have so many children that have so many diverse reading challenges but are willing to take up the challenge. I believe with such spirit and drive as a teacher you are already on your way in making a good Reading Specialist. In the utilization of what we are learning in the classroom you will surely help your students move from struggling readers to striving readers
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