Chapter 15 - When Kids Can't Read

"I know that year you questioned why you struggled so with reading. The question you never voiced, though, was why no one seemed to be able to help you. But I heard the unasked question. George, and other teachers throughout this nation teaching other students like you heard it as well. Now, more than ever before, teachers ask, - demand - to know what to do when kids can't read. ... We must, at all times, remember that we don't teach a subject, we teach you - specific children with specific needs. " Page 300

In college, we pick a specific subject we want to teach. We must know so much about that subject but are we teaching the same thing to every student? I really liked the comment Beers says about teaching a specific need to specific students. It is a nice way to tie everything in the book together. She has given us so many different options, techniques and strategies to help our students read. But every student will not need every strategy. As a teacher, we must tailor ourselves to meet the needs of our students.