A-Z Reading: The Importance Of Poverty In Education

Throughout this semester, there were many major focuses of discussion. One of these major focuses was poverty in the schools. This topic is one that has really made an imprint in my mind as I hope to work in a school that caters to those in poverty. The concepts from poverty that directly come to my mind is the extra care and attention students need, the achievement gap in poverty – stricken schools, and to be inclusive as an educator.
One factor that people seem to skip over when working with children who are from poverty is the amount of care and attention they actually need. Students who are in poverty do not necessarily get that attention and care at home so the teacher is then placed in the position to give all the attention the child …show more content…
I have heard about many great responses from this program from teachers all over. A-Z reading is a program that schools can take part in that will provide books, lesson plans, and other resources that will help teachers target certain reading skills and strategies with students. These readings can be used for the whole class, small groups, or for individuals. I choose to use this in my future classroom because A-Z reading can keep students on their own pace without them having to compare themselves to others. I will mostly target this for individuals or small groups that way students are all working on their own books, but it shows the skills so they will not necessarily think about the levels. Besides just providing the books, this program will give me lesson plans that will help me target specific areas with students that will correlate to their story that way there a circular idea the students can focus around to ensure they totally grasp the ideas …show more content…
The field experience this semester with volunteering has made me see new aspects of teaching and working with individuals with disabilities that I have not experienced before. This semester has really allowed me to work with individuals in the classroom setting like a teacher, but also in a setting beyond school at Beyond I Can. One skill I have really developed over this time is my confidence. I have begun to move out of my shell more and transition form a volunteer who just waits to be told what to do, to taking action and trying to help where ever I see students needing help. At times I still struggle with if I should try to help a students because I’m not sure if I can or if the teacher would want me to, but I have learned that the teacher just wants the student to succeed and is willing to take all steps towards that, including me stepping in and helping on my