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What are the benefits of small class size?


Traveling on the Way-Wayback Machine to my student teaching…
Boy did I get lucky. I’m at one of the best colleges for education (+The George Washington University), in one of the best school systems in the country (+Montgomery County Public Schools). I’m at a great school, with some of the best teachers as my mentors. Debbie is a certified teacher in English and Reading/Language Arts. She’s also certified in Special Education. She’s the best; I learned a lot from her during my student teaching. Suzanne is an exceptional reading teacher who found joy in every minute in the classroom. Together they made the perfect co-teaching team for an inclusion reading class. Smiles all around. And then there were the kids…
Class structure was consistent and effective: Lecture/direct instruction, then small group/guided practice. You could always hear my group laughing. Have fun, even if reading isn’t. Independence/mastery was typically evaluated through homework, quizzes, tests, and formative/summative assessments. Every once in a while there was a creative project. The unit we were working was on Greek Mythology. The summative activity was to write a personal myth. My group of 8 worked hard. I pushed them to the limits through Socratic Questioning. They had a lot of fun. I even got to play a role in one of the myths. Luckily she was willing to share. I used her piece as an artifact for my student teaching portfolio.
Integrate an array of reading strategies to enhance comprehension of narrative and expository materials. +The National Center for Learning Disabilities Programs should emphasize a fluid integration of the variety of approaches through the use of self-monitoring skills.
This class gave me all the proof that I needed: Given enough time in small groups with close instruction, all students could be successful. Most teachers know that, perhaps others will too. Perhaps, some day. Perhaps…
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