My biggest fear is the challenges of teaching reading and writing to a delayed or struggling student. I also worry about teaching reading because it was never my best or easiest subject, in grade school. I use to have problems with staying focused on what I was reading and with the reading comprehension process. I was such a pore reader that my thoughts focused on sounding out each word instead of the overall story. I would read word for word, not sentences or pages. I do not remember having a teacher that helped me to overcome my low reading skills. However, I let the embarrassment of my reading abilities drive me to do better. I pushed myself until I became a better reader. Now I am a good reader and enjot it, but I still consider myself a slow reader. It breaks my heart, when I hear a reader struggling in such a way that I once did. Those are the students I can relate with, and most desire to teach. I only hope to have the abilities to help them overcome reading challenges.
I am good at writing, but the process takes me longer than the average person. Instead of waiting until I reach the revision process, I try to prefect my writing while I am still in the writing process. I think this is why the writing process is so time consuming for myself. I completely understand the writing processes, and I do not have much doubt in my abilities to teach the subject. I love creative, descriptive and persuasive writing. Using correct grammar is a fault I have. I tend to write like I talk, and this creates errors in my writing.
