Conferring- Libby

This is my first year teaching so I haven’t really had many opportunities in the past to work with students one on one as readers and writers. I do remember during my student teaching I was able to work one on one with students during writing time, and it helped me understand the different areas that my students needed to focus on and the areas they excelled in. For example, I was in a class when they were writing personal narratives. I was able to see what the students knew about punctuation, paragraphs, character traits, and the message of the story. I have been continuing to do what I learned in my student teaching this year with my ELA classes. One thing I really need to change and work on is  having more conferences. I feel like we have been working more on writing lately, but reading should be just as important. I really enjoyed this conference guide sheet because I was able to follow a structure that I would like to continue using to help set goals for my students. I think overall, I am confident when it comes to writing conferences. I feel comfortable suggesting editing comments and pushing students to try new ideas while writing. In reading, I need to get into the flow of the conferences and really take the time to sit down and listen to them read and provide helpful suggestions to make them the best readers they can be.