just hearing the story out loud, the students are able to make bigger connections tothe text than they would be if it was a silent reading assignment (Chen). My cooperating teacher constantly exhibited this, and made sure that she was trying herbest to reach every student involved in the reading. It allowed them to bettercomprehend what was going on, and in the end, they enjoyed the overall lessonbetter.My experience this semester is something I will never forget. I met amazingkids in the classroom that were so receptive of the idea of having two new teachersin the room, while receiving great insight on hidden classroom strategies. I willdefinitely grow from this experience, and change some things I have done to makeevery lesson that much better. I am now better aware that I need to work more onclassroom management skills, and how to incorporate different ways of learninginto the classroom more. Overall, this very busy and stressful semester turned out to be a great one full of learning, fun, and excitement for a bright future of teaching!