Jaime's Ch. 10 Reflection

In Chapter 10, Taberski writes about the benefits of one on one time. Meeting with students individually allows the teacher to go over strategies that the students may not have understood in a large group. It must have been such a great feeling for Taberski when her students compared with each other the number of times they met with her for individual conferences. This just proves the many benefits of having a one on one conference with students.

I like how she explains her step by step methods of holding reading conferences. The first thing she suggests is to give positive feedback first. Everyone needs to hear their strengths before any suggestions of improvement. The next thing she mentions is to give children honest feedback. Providing children with honest feedback is important for their development. She is able to give honest feedback to her students because she has established a respectful relationship with her students from the first day of school. I think having a respectful relationship with your students will lead to a successful classroom. Then the students are not offended by the teacher’s feedback because they know that the teacher wants them to succeed. Finally the students are sent to read independently. Just like any other skill one learns, practice makes perfect. Eventually the student will become an automatic reader and will not have to think about which reading strategy they should use.