Reflective Essay On The Reading Cycle

Over the course of the semester, I was able to work with a fifth grade student, Luke, on his reading. Luke is currently reading at an end of first grade level. At the beginning of the semester, when I first began working with Luke, he was reading at an early first grade level. He has shown much improvement over the three cycles that I worked with him on. Not only did he improve with his reading, but also I saw his confidence increase after each cycle. Luke began reading a level F. He had a lot of success with this level, which is when I decided he would move up to a level G. Level G seemed to be too easy for Luke. He was able to complete the fluency passage almost twice through on his first try. Along with that, the benchmark passage also seemed to be too easy for him. He was able to read the entire book by himself on the first day. After noticing this, I continued him on another day with this passage and book. Then, decided continuing with the passage was no longer beneficial for Luke because it was extremely easy. Luke moved up a level H, which was the level that he ended on. Luke made the transformation from a level F to a level H throughout the time I spent
We both thoroughly enjoy the games and activities that are along with the individual book cycle. Additionally, this allowed for Luke to interact with the material in fun and exciting way rather than spending his time re-reading the book. The four-day cycles were beneficial for Luke. He had once stated that he liked being able to review and re-read the book in order to become more fluent. Along with that, I liked being able to see his growth and progress throughout the course of four days. Luke has also stated that he enjoys seeing his progress by his scores on the cold, warm, and hot read. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed doing project MORE with Luke due to the cycles and