The morning routine and the spelling test went well today but what went particularly well was when I read the morning book. It was a cold read because I had forgotten to take the book home to practice but I was able to read with few errors or awkward pauses. I was really proud of myself because I was having fun reading, the students were engaged, and I had a wider variety of expressions in my reading. I think this is due to being more comfortable in front of the students as well as my cooperating teacher telling me to read like myself instead of trying imitate her. I found that very helpful and it took off a lot of the pressure I was feeling. I was going to lead part of the reading lesson today but my practicum teacher had a busy week and was unable to send me the material to prepare. So I had the opportunity to watch her lead the lesson with the idea in mind that I would be helping teach it, causing me to pay attention to the details. I will be helping lead a song, highlight short i words, and brainstorm short i words for their writing booklets. I am nervous to lead the song because I am not a particularly good singer but I think the rest will go well.
My cooperating teacher said that I did a really good job today and that she could tell I was reading the book with more expression in my voice. This made me feel really good because I have been working on reading with more expression. :)
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