[LIT] What is the most effective thing you do as a literacy teacher?

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I'll tell you anything you want to know if you tell me things that you did  
for your ESE kids. I have several this year that really need more help than I 
am  used to.  My classes are absolutely amazing this year.  I have  students 
that struggle sooooooo much, it is so sad.  I have students that  do not speak 
English and I have students that have so many illnesses and take so  many 
pills, and not a peep out of them.  They are truly  amazing.   I am trying to teach 
all levels and it is getting better  with all the great ideas I am getting 
from this list.
 
I gave the kids 30 root words that we worked with for quite a while (they  
learned them in context, so it should have been easier to make connections to  
the meanings, but that was not so for all of them).  They had their test  
yesterday.  One boy struggled so much, so we changed gears.  He is  using index 
cards to learn 5 of his favorite words.  What a difference in  his confidence.  I 
decided to do the same thing with one of my Chinese  students who is a 2nd 
year ESOL student, but is struggling with his reading and  writing.  I will test 
them after they work with the first set of 5.  I  have so many balls up in 
the air, but so far, so good.  I am learning just  as much as they are.  Thanks 
everyone!!!
 
 
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