Hi Dr. Kay, I talked with you at the Reading League conference and you looked at a lesson plan I had created. I just wanted to tell you, I’ve been using KAT lessons with my incarcerated adult students for about two weeks, and all of them have told me that they are understanding passages so much easier. Two of my students who have been struggling to pass the Reasoning through Language Arts class have been in my KAT class one or two days, and they both say it’s like their eyes have been opened and they are beginning to realize their errors in taking the tests.
Yesterday, I had my class do an informational writing paragraph using the handout from your generic lesson materials. I had people staying after class to complete their paragraphs! I’ve never, in over 9 years of working here, had that happen! Obviously, there were varying degrees of quality in these paragraphs, but I know for at least one guy, this is the first paragraph he’s ever written.
It’s time consuming to make the lessons, and I’m trying to keep up, but I just wanted you to know they are instantly being helpful and my students are seeing the difference immediately. Not everyday that happens!!!"Michelle C.
Adult Education Instructor"I notice that students are more comfortable writing out a summary with this strategy. It gives them somewhere to start and a way to add in all the important details to create a complete summary."
Chellie Nelson
"Showing students structure helps them to become better readers and writers."
Jessica Acosta
This strategy is amazing! You can apply it to so many different moments and lessons!
Ms. Yokum
"My students are already getting better at identifying the main idea AND having solid conversations about defending the text structure they believe is present."
Ms. Simmons
"I love teaching the vocabulary section, including the parts of speech – it has been a huge success with my first graders."
Mrs. Breese
"My students are becoming masters at determining text structures and writing main ideas."
Mrs. Guillermo-Rios
"My students went up 20 percentage points on the Short Cycle Assessment from October to December."
Mrs. Nelson
"I have seen my students who receive special education services start to understand a simple process and it has taken the abstract away which is helping them not feel overwhelmed."
Mrs. Brewer
"I really think the kiddos are enjoying these lessons, and I see their comprehension getting better and better!"
Mr. Forsythe
"This is the first time I feel like someone has explained to me how to teach kids to read and comprehend texts in a meaningful way."
Mrs. N.C.
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