{"id":1537,"date":"2023-05-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/the-road-that-leads-home-fundations-teacher-dedicates-second-career-to-literacy\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:47:04","slug":"the-road-that-leads-home-fundations-teacher-dedicates-second-career-to-literacy","status":"publish","type":"success_stories","link":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/the-road-that-leads-home-fundations-teacher-dedicates-second-career-to-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road That Leads Home: Fundations\u00ae Teacher Dedicates Second Career to Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For Rosa Young, life\u2019s long and winding road led her back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she graduated from Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, TX, Rosa didn\u2019t know where the future would take her. \u201cAfter graduation, I went out on a career path trying to find out where I wanted to be. I got married. My husband and I traveled a bit. Then, we ended up back in Copperas Cove.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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After a 20-year career with a telephone company in town, Rosa retired and had the opportunity to make a new career of something she felt passionate about\u2014education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosa began teaching second grade English learners (ELs) at J.L. Williams\/Lovett Ledger Elementary School in 2008\u2014the same school her granddaughter attended. She is now an EL interventionist for Grades K\u20135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosa relates to her students on a deep level. As a teacher and fellow EL, she understands the challenges they face trying to gain English language skills while working to keep up in all their classes. She remembers what it felt like as she tried to memorize new words to read and write without completely knowing how the language worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a phonics program in school when I was a student,\u201d Rosa mentioned. \u201cBeing able to see the advantages of a Structured Literacy program for my kids makes all the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The professional learning and support Rosa received when her school implemented Fundations\u00ae<\/sup> helped her teach it with ease. \u201cI fell in love with the program because I saw so much growth in the kids. Now as an interventionist, I work one-on-one with my kids, and I see so much strength and growth in them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Fundations lessons, Rosa\u2019s students learn new vocabulary words as well as the rules of English\u2014something they can\u2019t necessarily pick up on their own. They find the keyword pictures on the Fundations Large Sound Cards especially helpful. These cards introduce students to letters and their sound associations with the help of illustrated keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosa is impressed by her school district\u2019s focus on helping students begin their education on a sure footing. Now in her second year as an EL interventionist, Rosa said, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing kids getting a good foundation. If they can\u2019t read, they can\u2019t do science or other subjects as well because they need to read to succeed in them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been with Copperas Cove so long because of the school\u2019s dedication to the students,\u201d she explained. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t believe in what they were doing, I couldn\u2019t stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosa is well known by the children in Copperas Cove. She lives in the same community and neighborhood as many of her students and sees them often. Her students are excited to encounter her at the grocery store and other places in town. Some former students even invite Rosa to their high school graduation ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love it because I feel like these are my kids. It\u2019s been nice to see them graduate because I\u2019ve been here that long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosa\u2019s dedication to her students is nowhere near ending. In the future, she hopes to become certified as a Wilson\u00ae<\/sup> Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.). In Rosa\u2019s current EL interventionist role, she works one-on-one with students, but those with dyslexia receive special services from other educators. She looks forward to the time when those students will be able to stay with her all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe I\u2019m a little selfish, but I\u2019d love to have these kids in my classroom all day!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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