This week I tried to focus on sorting through my research to formulate a power point presentation. It is tough after you have accumulated so much information to not incorporate it all. But there is no way I could have made a presentation and presented all of the information I have read thus far in my research, that would have been quite an overload for me and the one watching the presentation. I tried to narrow the facts down to a minimum so my presentation could be a short informative one. At one time in my presentation, I thought I may change the audience from the client's family wanting to learn more about how they could help their at-risk reader read better to the clinician and how it was our responsibility to promote literacy. However, I ended up going with my first plan and just made this a presentation to inform families with children who may be at-risk readers why phonological awareness is important and should be integrated in their children's life. I used facts and definitions I found throughout my research to relay my message.
I am very excited that we are finally on the down side of the hill. All semester I have felt like "The Little Engine that could" and I am still saying "I think I can, I think I can ..." This semester has been tough but I am proud of my accomplishments and I will continue to say "I think I can" until successfully complete this course.
I am looking forward to a new week and the completion of our last genre, man that sounds good.