Notes
Peter is enjoying the class and learning a lot, but is hinting that he’s not sure he will be able to push through all the work.
We discussed some areas that he wants to focus on. He has a small group of kindergarteners who aren’t making growth on Fastbridge and QPA. He is unsure why students aren’t making progress; however, I sensed that he is not sure what he is supposed to be teaching them. He shared that the teachers tell him a whole variety of things that students struggle with, and I think those comments sent him in directions away from what the students’ needs in literacy. I suggested that he should make his question more specific. Instead of the question, “What are students struggling with?” Ask them, “I noticed that the Fastbridge data for Johnny was _____, can you tell me more about how he performs in this assessment?”
He has programs available to use like Sondai and PATR. This is probably where he needs to go when teaching, but I’m not sure he is clear about what he should be teaching them. Does he know the development of reading?
We left the meeting with Peter having the task of bringing the data for the kindergarten group to our next meeting, and we will use that information to create a goal.