Today was exhausting…but so good :)
It was my first day volunteering with TOPS at Wasatch Elementary. On our name
tags we have to use either a Ms. or Mrs. title, so all of the kids call me Ms.
Lexi…ahhh so cute! I wish everybody called me that. I’m working with Mrs.
Porter in her first grade classroom, and I work with four kids in the class
struggling with reading.
First we go through their flash cards, then they read
two books they’re supposed to be working on at home, then we read one book from
the classroom. Mrs. Porter was telling me that the majority of the kids I was
working with didn’t necessarily have reading problems, it was more that their
parents just didn’t practice with them at home.
This one little girl, Sydney,
was so cute; she had her hair all curled cute, with a cute sweater and skinny
jeans and boots. She told so many stories too and was honestly adorable. She
started talking to me though and told me that her mom didn’t sign off on her
home books, but that she reads them every night and her mom usually doesn’t
read with her. She said that was probably why she would get some words wrong.
It kind of got me fired up because her mom has time to curl her hair and pimp
her out for school, but doesn’t have time to read with her? I don’t know,
that’s just not going down in my house. I want kids to feel capable and
confident in their abilities and know that I want them to learn and have fun
learning. I could tell some of the kids I called back were a little self
conscious, and I tried to praise them when they read well and really encourage
them. I had the Spirit with me and it helped me to gain a zeal for my own
education after seeing how excited these kids were to learn. I’m so excited for
this ten-week program and I really think it will be an incredible experience.
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