In my classroom my teacher created what she calls her reading stations. Each pod of desks was a different station focusing on different skills in reading and writing. There are four stations consisting of looking words up in the dictionary, sustained silent reading, sentence formation, and unscrambling letters to make as many words as possible.
I walked around the classroom and observed the kids working at each station. The teacher I am observing did the same and I realized how much she emphasized to the students to try their best to accomplish these tasks on their own. She was very willing to help students if they were really struggling but if she saw that the students weren’t putting 100% effort forth she would not answer the questions they had. It was very apparent to me that she wanted her students to try their absolute best before they lost confidence in themselves and looked to her for guidance. I think this is a great trait for a teacher to have because it helps the kids gain confidence in themselves and it also helps them to put there best effort forward. When a teacher has faith in a child’s ability I feel that it is easier for the child to have faith in themselves.
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