My Literacy Profile Essay

We are now at the end of year. The students are restless, and they can barely wait till summer break. They have thought very little about how their literacy skills have changed throughout the year, but I have. One of the questions I was asked to reflect on, was the challenges I faced with creating my literacy profile. The major challenge was finding samples that related to my chosen standards. This was a lot harder than I original thought. There were several times where I had to create a lesson so that I would have a sample that showed that standard. Other challenges I faced were trying to remember to collect the samples and finding time to assess my binder so I could see each student progression throughout the school year. The overall challenge was trying to find the time to reflect, assemble, and assess my literacy profile binder. On the other side of that coin, bring together all the components of my literacy profile binder has

It helped me decide what lessons would work with my group of students. Since the students I chose, were a sampling of my class, it helped me differentiate my lessons to better suit my student’s needs. This was also a nice way to keep records or student writing, reading, and language abilities. This something I could hand to a future teacher or parent to show how the student has progress throughout the year. These profiles can also be used to help gather information for an IEP or Intervention if that student needed outside resources. Something I did notice while I was compiling these literacy profiles, is that I took more time with these students to assess their abilities and setting individual goals. Even though this project was time consuming and daunting, it was truly amazing to see how my students progressed. As a new teacher, it amazing to see how a child can change so much in little less than a