Reading Supervisors

My early reading experiences reflect the history that Vogt and Shearer (2011) describe in the first chapter of Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World. The basal reading programs of the 1970s and 1980s included “leveled readers, phonics activities, and a great deal of comprehension skill practice, usually found on the pages of the accompanying workbooks. The programs also included highly structured, detailed teacher’s guides, with different lesson plans for each of the three instructional groups” (Vogt & Shearer, 2011, p.13).

One would think that a positive change is always a move forward, but some people have a struggle with moving around in their lives and insist that they do not change at all. In my opinion any type of change is good because it 's an opportunity to move away from the boring single minded self and move toward a broader world.

Change has always been hard for me, and I will be the first to admit it.

Everyone goes through changes throughout their lives whether it’s a physical change,or maybe a change in their appearance,or a change in perspective. We have all experienced change at some point in our lives.

I agree that change is an unavoidable event that people react to base on their temperaments and coping mechanisms. Some people, who are considered laggards and rejectors, might call this change as adversity. Mullins (2009) stated that it isn’t how much adversity we face in our lives, but how we face them. Do we let it overpower us? Or, do we embrace it? It is indeed the role of the change agent to recognize and understand that there are different responses to the change. The question now relies to what responses do we have to put our efforts in order for the change to be successful. Do we focus on the laggards and rejectors because they are the wall that hinder us from moving forward?

Some people believe that it is better to stay unchanged while others think that change would always be a good choice.

Change is good but remaining true with yourself in the process is hard: it is easy to put on masks and steal someone's style just to succeed as fast as possible, and it is even easier to lose focus from your objectives and drift away.

     Change, like time, is always happening. There is no way to stop it, not even for a second. Whither or not you realize it, you are always changing in every possible way. However, we commonly simplify change to only the large differences in our normal routines each day or week, whither they are expected or unexpected. These large problems can sometimes become problems for people, which is not surprising. They should be problems, whither they are good problems to have, or bad. It is our job to adapt to these changes, and to adapt quickly. All of the time it takes you to adapt, is time lost, time you will never regain. This principle is easily explained by Spencer Johnson, M.D. in his book Who Moved My Cheese?.

Change is an inevitable element in life. Some people may view change as an exciting opportunity for a new adventure, while others may see change as a distressing obstacle that prompts fear and resistance. Either way, change provides opportunities for a person to grow, gain new experiences, and learn flexibility. Resisting change will hold you back from accomplishing your goals and rob you of your confidence. However, learning to embrace change, can teach you to be more prepared and ready for what life throws at you.

Change can often be a difficult thing for everyone to accept. No matter how big or small, sadly many of us fear it. The worry in change can be seen evidently in that friend unsure of his future after high school, or that family member who stumbles when asked what they would like to eat, only to order the same thing they have ordered the last 10 times. From moving to another city, to ordering a different meal at your favorite restaurant, everyone will have that important date with change. The difference is in how each person decides to handle it. Some like to walk her to the door and give her a kiss goodnight, some even refuse to accept it’s happening, and some don’t even show up. I am one of those people, emailing that “I just can’t make

Since the reading movements of the 1980’s and 1990’s, many different theoretical perspectives on teaching reading have been proposed. This paper will examine and discuss major themes, issues, and influences derived from theoretical perspectives on reading instruction that have been proposed since the 1980’s. This paper will also examine four articles related to themes and issues taken from the State University library about reading instruction. The author will relay these articles from the library; to current classroom and personal experiences.

In reality some people are so terrified of change because it means adapting to new structures, duties, and responsibilities. For people having to adapt to new

Change is a messy, iterative process. Just when you think you 've arrived you find you 've hardly begun

Change is inevitable; it happens to everyone and everything. If you resist change, disaster arises. If you embrace change, it will lead you to greater things. Ponyboy, for example, changes throughout the novel The Outsiders. He didn't always embrace change, but in the end, has learned to accept it. The three ways he changed are by becoming more aware that Socs and Greasers aren't the same, cutting his hair, and losing a friend.

Change can happen in both our personal and professional lives. In professional organizations change is a necessity if they wish to remain competitive. Banker (2012) wrote "organizational change is essential for short term competitiveness and long-term survival" (p. 63). I work for public sector organization and over the last year a new leader has been trying to change the organization. He has not been completely successful as he is not looking at lessons learned from other companies. Among those lessons are looking to the past when changes were promised, failure to communicate with the line level employees and managing the politics, especially with the supervisors who were supposed to be implementing the change. Even with the current