Introduction

Introduction

My name is Rasmir Muslah. I am a Third grade teacher currently working in the North Bergen District. I have always planned on moving forward with my education, applying for my Masters' program with a Reading Specialist Certification was one of my top accomplishments. My expectations from this class would be to take in as much information I can use in order to help struggling readers. Implementing new strategies in my class now will help me figure out what works with our students. I love being at work, I love my students and I dedicate most of my time planning for their successful learning. My other hobby is spending nights at the gym. Some facts: I have a major sweet tooth, I love being in the gym, I'm very active and I am the first in my family to apply for my Masters'. 

The role of the Literacy Specialist is to coach teachers and helps to provide aide to improve instruction for readers. The importance of a coach is to suggest instructional guidance in order to help, not just struggling readers but readers as a whole. Literary coaches relay information they see as beneficial for teachers to implement in their classroom. As a Literacy Coach I would provide more visual learning to my teachers. I would guide a teacher's lesson with co-teaching strategies. Co-teaching strategies provide an insight of the different student struggles. I believe in order for a coach to understand the students they must be aware of student needs, test scores do not provide a full measurement. I would be more available to teachers and students, not just communicating with email and monthly meetings.