WOW! I have finally learned to read....code that is. I wouldn't even say that I can read it but I did successfully change the font on my blog thanks to www.carrieloves.com ! This website was such a big help.
Learning to embed the code of the font I wanted into my blog template and have it actually change the font put me into the shoes of some of my students. The students I am thinking about are those struggling to crack their own code...the code of reading. My emotions ranged from excited about learning something new, curious about what I can do with it, exhausted from failed attempts, frustrated from more failed attempts, and then back to excited when I finally did it! I imagine these are similar to those of young struggling readers.
Lessons learned:
1. I need to be patient and trust that they are trying their best to make sense of what we are teaching them.
2. The power of multi-sensory instruction and how it should not be underestimated. (I watched several video tutorials, called a friend, and read several blogs before getting it.)
3. Repeated practice is so important
4. The sweet taste of success and how no success should go unappreciated...no matter how big or how small!
