I read about Becky’s classroom in chapter 3 of Framing Literacy and it seems like I have so much to learn. She is answering questions that I haven’t thought to ask yet. I pushes me and deflates my feelings of accomplishment. I thought I was getting close to on top of things but no, not even close. I needed to hear about her long term plan and how reading / writing workshop works for her. My school implements SFA and I feel like my hands are tied at times, but on the other hand it is easy to pick apart a system that tries to work for everyone.

I see the statistical merits of a scripted reading system in the inner city. It helps lost first and second year teachers accomplish more than they might otherwise. There are however, personality / situational factors which take precedence after awhile.

I still have to prove myself before I can complain or speak out about the holes in the system.

Justin