progress

In my class at the Accelerated School, we have been doing mid-year assesments. It is amazing to see how much some of the kids have progressed. In the fall, Neftaly, one of the boys in the class, was reading only 80% at a mid 1st grade level. His comprehension and phonics was way behind. Now, he is reading 98% at mid-2nd grade level. There are a few other kids for whom these dramatic improvements are also true.
It is incredible how much of this kind of progress can be attributed to the teacher(s). Many of these kids do not get English support at home, much less in the kind of phonics and fluency practice that many well-educated families re-inforce their kids with.

Spring is coming, and it definitely feels like it in the way our 2nd graders are emerging and growing. I am blessed to be a part of it. I will miss them a lot when the school year is over. I will have learned so much from working with them.