Hi! It's Elisabeth from Literacy and Lattes starting off summer by sharing some exciting things happening here at The Primary Punchbowl! So many of the bloggers behind the Punchbowl are mixing it up and moving to new jobs! We wanted to share our changes with you...and maybe solicit some advice, too!
For the last 5 years, I've been teaching Reading Recovery (an intensive one-on-one reading intervention) in the mornings and literacy block, science and social studies in a first grade classroom in the afternoons. It's the best of both worlds. One-on-one and classroom. But my true passion lies in helping struggling readers find success so when the opportunity to move into the Reading Room full time, I knew it was time to take the leap! So I'm moving to another school in my district and taking a step out of the classroom. I'm so excited, but it's also bittersweet to leave my school and the families that I have worked with over the past years.
Even in the very beginning of first grade, some of my sweet little reading kiddos come to me with a sense of failure already on their shoulders. Taking those little first graders and giving them a feeling of success? There's no better feeling in the world. Honestly, my job is seriously amazing. I do think I'll miss having my own classroom of kiddos, but for real...opening the world of reading to a little learner? Pure magic.
So in my new job, I'll still be working with four Reading Recovery students one-on-one. I'll also be "pushing in" to other teachers' classrooms and working with four small groups of primarily first grade students.
I'll be working on a cart for half the day, so I'm working on an organization system to keep supplies easily accessible and ready to use! Since I'm teaching Leveled Literacy Intervention (aka LLI) most of my supplies are already pretty compact, so that's a big bonus right off the bat!
That brings me to the advice I'm looking for...
In my 11 classroom years, I never had another teacher truly push in to my room. I've worked with tons of awesome teachers who pulled students out from my room, but that's a whole different story. So...tell me in the comments: Do you have a teacher who provides services in your classroom? What works for you? What makes you totally crazy?
Check out the other members of The Primary Punchbowl who are moving to new positions!
Are you moving, too? Feel free to join us and link up to share about your new position!
Happy summer!
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