Celebrating Success!

An extremely important part of learning is reflecting on what you have learned as well as celebrating accomplishments you have made. 

My Empower Reading students finished the program this week! As part of a celebration of success, as well as a way for students to reflect on the immense progress they have made this school year, I asked them to create a quick document illustrating their reading progress from September to June.


Here is what they put together...

Sarah

Before Empower	After Empower
I never liked reading I got mad at spelling Tried my best then just gave up I didn't know what to do Never knew the word I would always spell everything wrong I would never use my strategies	I love reading I love spelling words out I'm trying as hard as I can more than I did before Always prepared Now I know the word Always use my strategies

             

Next Steps:

• Need to practice no my stop sound

• When decoding, go from left to right

• Comprehension

• practice the sounds

Abbie

Before Empower	After Empower
I was bad at reading I didn't like reading Reading was too hard I gave up I was lost	My reading level increased big time I'm a pro at decoding words I enjoy reading Reading is easy I show grit

Next Steps

• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Reading out loud
• Use peeling off more instead of going straight to sounding out

Emma

Before Empower	After Empower
I sucked at Reading Hated reading Couldn't spell Just gave up Stopped trying	I am good at reading Reading is enjoyable I can decode my words with different strategies I Love to read

Next Steps

• Practice fluency
• Remember my affixes and their sounds
• Remember to decode with my strategies

Ryan

Before Empower	After Empower
I was horrible at reading before Empower. I had no confidence in reading. I hated reading. I gave up. I felt stupid I didn't care. I didn't know what the Empower was. I didn't know if the sounds were and what they made.	I am great at decoding words. I have way more confidence in reading then I did before learning how to use Empower. Reading as much easier now. I actually read on my own time. I am better at comprehension. Now I care and don't feel stupid. Empower really changed my life.

Next Steps

• Reading fluency.
• Comprehension.
• Use my strategies whenever possible without knowing it.
• Using the right strategies and the right time and place.
• Really think deeply about my reading strategies.