S.M. came to school 4 weeks into the quarter. S.M. was quick to tell me how "stupid" she is because she can't read. After asking about her past a bit, I figured out that she had missed rather large portions of the 2nd and 3rd grades.
My response to her "stupid" comments: "Would you call a 2 year old stupid because they can't tie their shoes? No, they just haven't had the chance to learn yet."
After having 5 weeks to work with SM myself and assess exactly where she is, I decided to introduce her to Ms. Kate Fagan today...a phenomenal 2nd grade TFA teacher at my school.
Upon meeting the blonde, cheery, 23 year old Ms. Fagan, SM jumped back and looked terrified. I was used to this reaction from SM when it came to strangers, but it was a sad shock for Ms. F. Some kids don't get to grow thinking that adults aren't going to hurt them.
After the shaky intro, SM finally accepted that Ms. Fagan had a pretty sweet gig going on in her room and definitely had something to offer SM in the reading department. SM now goes to 2nd grade in Room 8 for reading and writing every day.
Someone might think it degrading for a 4th grader to go into a 2nd grade class...SM finds it simply exciting that she might just learn how to read.
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