Delise Week 13

This week, I have been able to see the progress that the students are making in my RTI group. One student, D, was the most excited when given the baggie of new words. However, the first two days since this new motivation trick, he did not bring the baggie back. He said that he practiced the words but could not find the bag. I tested him on the words, and he was able to read some of them. I had a conversation with D about what he does when he gets home. (I know that his great grandmother raises him and sits him in front of the t.v.) He told me the same story. I told him that during commercials he can play a game with his word cards. If he can say the word, he puts it in one pile, if he doesn't know the word, put it in a separate pile. I told him that he continues the game as the t.v. show goes on. By the end of the show, he should have all of the words in one pile, the one that he knows. I thought that I could meet him halfway and incorporate something that he loves with something that he needs to do. Hopefully, will praise and learning these words as the weeks go on, he will turn the t.v. off and study his words on his own.

As for the other students, it has been one week and two of the students have all 70 sight words down! They are able to say them on sight. I told these students to practice writing these words at home, so that their writing can improve as well. The third student is making progress, slowly but surely. She is an ELL student, so some of the words are harder for her to understand meaning. I read the words to her and used them in a sentence. Then, I had her do the same for me so I can make sure she knows what the word is, and that it's just not sounds put together that she has to decode in order to receive a star.

So far, this project has worked well. I make sure to praise the students and make a huge deal out of each star that they earn. I feel as though praise for these students has really motivated them as well, because they are so used to being told what they need to work on.