“Today a READER, tomorrow a LEADER!”
Friday, June 23rd was a great day because I had the opportunity to visit teachers and students at our Summer Reading Camp, a Leveled Literacy Intervention Program for grades K-3. This is an intensive, 4-week, summer reading intervention program that takes place at Worthington Estates Elementary. One might think, “It’s Summer, does learning really happen in the Summer? What does it look like?”
WOW! I was so impressed. As I walked around and toured the building with Tricia Palko, our Coordinator of ELA and Social Studies, I was impressed with the focus and structure. Our teachers and students were so engaged in the learning that I might as well have been a poster on the wall. I walked in and out of classrooms to observe and finally realized that if the students were going to know I was present, I’d have to introduce myself and engage in the learning with them. There was no time for small talk because they were there to learn! Our teachers care about our students and go above and beyond to help them discover success. They have created a culture of learning and our students are happy to be there because they know their teachers care about them. Thanks to all of our teachers for doing what you do best...Taking Care of our Worthington Students.
Katie Eschliman, Kindergarten teacher at Colonial Hills Elementary, and Sarah Tsung, 5th grade teacher at Liberty Elementary, helps students to develop skills in phonics, decoding, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, comprehension and writing.
Katrina Turner, 1st grade teacher at Brookside Elementary, monitors progress of students through running records and leveled text assignments.
A big “Shout-Out” to Worthington Estates Elementary School for hosting this outstanding learning experience for our Worthington students. Friday, June 23rd was a great day for me as I begin my new role as Worthington Schools Chief Academic Officer!
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