My teaching philosophy is making sure students learn the fundamental content from the subjects I teach. As a Resource Room teacher, my objectives are to develop critical thinking skills, promote lifelong learning, and to help students develop problem-solving strategies.

I would have students read a sample of writing for me, so I can gauge their fluency.

I would have the student "show me how you...", instead of doing it for them, or just giving them the answer.

I would provide constant feedback to the student and make sure I am increasing their confidence. I would also provide a safe and comfortable learning environment that gives them ample opportunities to succeed and feel confident.

I would present the content in a variety of ways so that I am able to best accommodate the student who has a different learning style than the teaching style I may have originally planned on using.

I would have the students slow down if they are rushing, and tell them to take their time and that it is not a race. I would also tell the student to not worry about getting the word right on the first try, but just to try their best and sound it out. I would encourage the student to reread what they just read, and tell them to tell me what was going on in the story.

I try to use content that is engaging for the student and give them the choice of what they would like to do whenever possible.

I would use self-competition if the student was competitive with themselves. I would sometimes set a timer to tell the student they have X amount of time to finish that math problem, or to see how many questions they can find the answer to by looking back in the story. I would try to make it a game or a challenge.

I would check for understanding after giving instructions. Also, I would use formative and summative assessments throughout the lesson. During the lesson, I would ask comprehension questions to make sure I knew the student understood what we were reading. Also, I would assess students at the end of the story, to see if they retained the information.

I would tell the students things like "Let's find the topic sentence, you were so good at finding it last lesson when we read about rocks...". I would also say things like "You are becoming such a great reader!" Finally, I would end the lesson by saying "Great job today, I want to see you work like this every day!"

I would use assessments either verbal or daily work to see which questions the students answered wrong. From there, I would re teach all the concepts that need to be retaught, and provide ample practice opportunities to help the student get better at what they were struggling with.

I would make modifications and accommodations based on the student's needs. I could chunk the reading or assignments into certain parts and only focus on one task at a time so the student is not overwhelmed.

I would use highlighters, bookmarks (to help cover some words while students are sounding out words), pencils, erasers, whiteboards, markers, and number lines for math.