In our students (but I'm working on it too, but mine is patience stamina!!). The stamina we are building in our students is for independent reading. I am quite surprised at the students' lack of ability to read independently. In most schools I worked in previously, the students knew what independent reading was and were able to hold high expectations for themselves as readers during this time. My students last year did an amazing job with independent reading, in class and out of class.
Not as apparent this year though; Ms. B and I have some work to do. As we began to take this in and attempt to make a plan for what we were going to do to get our students to become successful independent readers, we both became completely overwhelmed and I became frustrated at the state of the situation and my lack of time to prepare and plan for this. Now that I've had some time to cool down, watch TV with my husband, and relax, I feel ready to begin working towards building stamina.
Even more, Ms. B helped to inspire me and gave me an extra excitement in the challenge we have ahead. Check out the slide show she sent: Kids Need Reading Stamina. The more and more I work with her, the more and more thankful I am... How lucky am I to work with and share a classroom with someone I get along with so well, is so smart, and is very motivated to provide these students with the best! This year will be outstanding because of the work we will be doing together. Thanks Ms. B!
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