This story is about a little girl named Trisha who absolutely loves schools but has difficulty learning how to read. She wants to read badly but the words look like wiggling shapes and when she tried to read, the other children tease her. Because she can 't read efficiently, Trisha feels dumb and starts to believe that something is wrong with her. When she was in the fifth grade, her mother got a new job and moved to California. Trisha thought that this move would help her because the students wouldn't know that she was dumb. When she arrived at the school, students picked on her worse than before. Mr. Falker helped Trisha keep the bullies away from her and he helped her read. He enrolled her in special programs that she needed and after working hard, Trisha could read.
This book is an autobiography that Patricia Palacco wrote about herself. She had difficulty reading and because of her teacher, George Felker, she is now a successful author that books for children.
This book is an autobiography that Patricia Palacco wrote about herself. She had difficulty reading and because of her teacher, George Felker, she is now a successful author that books for children.
Teachers can use this book to show children that it is ok if they have a problem with reading. With extra help, they can become the great reader that teachers know that they are. The technology I used for this book was a Filp Camera. teachers can use flip cameras in their classrooms to record students or the teacher can record themselves. I recorded myself reading this book so that students can follow along from home if they are provided with the book.
