This year was my first time teaching Year 1
For those who are not familiar with primary school year 1 are 5 year olds. This was their first year of formal school.

I had a lower ability group which meant that all the children in my class were unable to read and write last September.

We are a week off the end of the school year, they can now all read and write. Yes some are better than others but all can read and write to some degree.

I have given the gift of literacy to 25 people.

That is absolute power.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 10 Jul 2010, 17:16, 16 replies)

=D

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 17:50, closed)

Oh man,
you win!
(TDub Nunc id vides, nunc ne vides on, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 17:54, closed)

I'll click to that!

(Cloudane, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 18:45, closed)

Duly clicked

( jim_bob can herd cats., Sat 10 Jul 2010, 18:49, closed)

Prove it.
Get your kids to start contributing to QOTW.
Or better still, /talk.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 20:22, closed)

You rule!
Well done. I know enough about teaching to know it isn't easy, so for me, you rule!
(purplegod counting down for Christmas!, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 21:52, closed)

Pics......
Or it didn't happen ;)
(Sammyhaswoefullyneglectedyou, Sat 10 Jul 2010, 22:56, closed)

Woo!
In fact, for 25, have a Yay! as well. Nicely done.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Sun 11 Jul 2010, 0:37, closed)

..
Click! for being a good citizen etc. at least some people can make a difference!
( Bathory, Sun 11 Jul 2010, 9:53, closed)

Nice one. Love it. Well done you.
I'm sure you'll appreciate my story then. It's not worthy of its own post, so I hope you don't mind me appending it to yours.

My parents taught me to read long before I started school, as many do. When I first started primary school, there were several kids there who couldn't read for shit. Scratch that - it was a rough area, most of them couldn't read their own names. When my teachers spotted that I could read better than they could, they sneakily assigned me to helping the other kids learn.

Long story short: I was an English teacher before my fifth birthday. At least one kid owes his literacy to me. Best thing I've ever done.

So go you. I know how it feels. :)
(The Ghost of Stephen Foster, Sun 11 Jul 2010, 23:10, closed)

Well done :)
Next: teach them to overthrow Parliament.
( PoshMurder <goat head>, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 2:24, closed)

As an NQT with a fairly mixed bag of Year One in September
your post gives me much hope! Well done, that's an amazing achievement, must've been bloody hard work!
(Ragathi wants to know where his evil twin is on, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:41, closed)

I found that learning phonics really worked.
Also I never tell them how to spell words. Doing that makes spelling seem like something magical that other people can do.

Might I suggest the site mrspancake.com for some lovely signs for your new room.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 17:19, closed)

There is no justice in this world
if this doesn't win.
(zebby wasting irony here on, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 13:02, closed)

It's about time
we found someone who is proud of giving the little treasures the start of a real education. Soon, unfortunately, that will fade and they'll become pawns in a datastream (strangulated analogy there). Therefore, WOOHOO! FOR YOU!
(The Jannie, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 17:03, closed)

Absolute Power...
..indeed! Have a click from me too. Does your Head recognise this fact? People don't realise that they all started with someone like, and as good as, YOU!
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 22:29, closed)