In this week's class, we read and discussed Dr. Behren's article "Teach Sustainable Strategies, the Thinking that Matters for a Lifetime". Before reading this article, I thought my supervising teacher was doing a fantastic job setting up her student's for future success in the classroom. Reading the article made me realize this is not true. The students in my classroom have yet to be provided with any sustainable strategies they can take with them to second grade. Their classroom library is arranged by AR level. My students do not have any knowledge of the 5 Finger Test and are unable to find a book on their level without using AR levels. None of the study strategies they have learned can be used cross-curriculum, without teacher assistance, or throughout their educational career. Reading the article has helped me realize the importance of teaching my students sustainable strategies the fit in each of the aforementioned categories. I plan to show my supervising teacher this article and help her create uses for sustainable strategies in her classroom.
RECs: 6.12,
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