Celebrating Growth and Achievement

     Every Friday we share 'Faces Friday' by email...

Celebrating (student name)
5S (class)
Instructional strategies: M and his teacher, G, have been working on improving his vocabulary use. He received explicit instruction on how to highlight words within his own writing and was then encouraged to think of another word to replace it that is more sophisticated (see work sample below). If needed, M can use a thesaurus to help him. M now independently uses this strategy to improve his work and ensures he is applying Tier-3 words. M's learning partners who sit beside him have also started to adopt this strategy.

It's a great way of celebrating and sharing what's working. It also prompts teachers to go and watch each other. We value both growth and achievement of the student and the team of teachers that support them.
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11/20/22
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