Focus: Chapter 2

This chapter helped me reflect on focusing my instruction/therapy with the students I see for speech/language services.  So many of the students I work with have so many needs/goals in the areas of speech and language, and it is often difficult for me to feel like I am making a difference when I am only able to see them 2 days per week for 20 minute group sessions.  Schmoker stated that we must, "focus on the most essential standards...to promote learning and increased test scores."  When I write speech and language IEP goals for students, I often think, "How in the world will I ever be able to target all of these goals in 1 school year seeing the student twice per week?"  I need to focus in on each student's highest need instead of trying to touch in so many different areas.  Hopefully that way, I will be able to see better progress throughout the school year for my students.