Student-Teacher Focuses On Phonics
A student-teacher at East Rock School is using a phonics-focused approach to help her fourth-grade students learn to read and spell. The teacher, Erin Knapp, is part of the Yale Teaching Fellowship program, which pairs aspiring educators with mentors in New Haven Public Schools.
East Rock School's fourth-grade students are learning to read and spell through a phonics-focused approach. Student-teacher Erin Knapp, part of the Yale Teaching Fellowship program, is leading the class with the help of mentor Jennifer Ryalls. The program pairs aspiring educators with mentors in New Haven Public Schools. Knapp's students are using visual checklists to learn about doubling consonants before adding suffixes. The class is part of a special-education program that uses the Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory approach. Knapp is also pursuing a master's degree at Southern Connecticut State University for her teaching certification.
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