The content will be determined based on student need and parent request.  An informal reading and/or writing assessment will be used to guide my instruction.  I like to utilize content that students like.  I use a mix of non-fiction and fiction reading passages.

I tend to use a teach, model and release style of teaching.  A mini-lesson will be taught, a task will be modeled by the teacher and the student will then do the task with guidance from the teacher.    

Writing instruction will...