Hi Folks
Today I had an "Ah Ha moment" during my marking of the many CAPE Communication Studies IA scripts. I realised yet once again why I am happy and blessed to be in this MEd Reading Program. When sadly I see A Level students struggling with Comprehension and Reading skills I know why we were chosen.
As a Reading Specialist I desire to help struggling students and to continue a program that I once started when I was Primary school teacher where in trying to help my Standard Five students I realised that there were parents who were interested in learning what I was teaching their children. I remember how proud this parent felt when she was finally able to complete and get correct Fractions. As she sat in with the same class that her daughter was in there was comraderie as she told her daughter "Hey don't you try to copy my sum!" As she left that day she said to me that I didn't realised how happy she was and how good it felt to be able to sit with her daughter the evening before helping her with Fractions but I did, oh I truly did.
Today I felt that desire to help not only students but their parents who are deeply interested in learning and helping their children with their school work. I look forward to that day when I can do just that and as a Reading Specialist I believe that I will be give the opening to.
Edlin,
ReplyDeletei am so happy that you had such a moment. It tells how much Reading is important in our secondary schools and not only in the primary. Some principals think that it is not necessary and have ruled it out completely from "their" schools, yet they want great results at CXC and CAPE and also looking for scholarships good heavens!
I firmly believe that sooner than later CXC would have to introduce Reading and Literacy into their programme and students would have to write it as a subject. I foresee this coming.
I know for a fact that Comprehension is key to reading. Sad to say but you have more to witness like that