Good morning! I hope you are doing well today. Thank you for coming in to have a conference with me. I am Miss Hale and I have been student teaching here since October and I will continue in this classroom with Mrs. Allison until the beginning of May. I have enjoyed getting to know the students, specifically getting to know Kaitlyn. She is very full of energy and has a great imagination. There have been several times on the playground when she has been involved in pretend play. It was been neat watching her. She is also creative. Kaitlyn is a good writer and adds detail to her stories. I have also noticed how much she loves to add illustrations to the things she write during center time as well when she has completed an assignment. I think she liked the past few math lessons because they involved drawing math pictures. One last thing I have noticed about Kaitlyn is how helpful she is. …show more content…
They both have to do with reading; hopefully these things will be beneficial for Kaitlyn so she can continue to grow in her reading ability. The first resource just talks about the importance of reading at home. When a child reads for 20 minutes each day, they are much more successful in reading. They will also read almost 2,000,00 words in a one year. This contrasts with a student who only reads 5 minutes. A student who reads only 5 minutes a day will not progress as quickly or as easily. Additionally, a child reading only 5 minutes a day will read about 60,000 words in a year. I know you are busy with work and your new baby, however, it would really benefit Kaitlyn if you have time to read with her at night. The next resource I want to give you relates to different ways Kaitlyn can practice sight words at home. This paper shows a lot of fun games such as word-bingo or “I Spy” games. Anyone can play these games with Kaitlyn at home so she can practice her sight