covid-19 and teaching

 How Covid-19 makes teaching reading harder?

Covid-19, reading, and books are not friends. 

Wearing masks at school, social distancing and million of young children are learning online at home, teachers have to find new ways and new methods to tackle literacy and teach reading. 

I used to send my students videos with my sound and picture to pronounce the words correctly. for example, for first graders, they practiced on reading words with short o sound were words as mop, top and hop are displayed on a Microsoft sheet or document as I read the words sound by sound.

YouTube helped me a lot in finding simple videos that help me in encouraging students to read and pronounce. 

I keep on saying " Look at me", I'm reading for you , please focus..... 

Corona virus pandemic has brought a host of many new challenges in teaching procedures and skills especially reading. i Can't roam in the class anymore, I can't keep and eye on their fingers pointing on the word I'm reading for them.  I really miss these moments and Covid-19 keeps on going and killing as an expert.... 

Reading is considered from the most important skills for students to get.  I'm fighting to send my skills and my points for them, I feel very bad for them and I wish to be next to each one of them......

Laptop screens are not enough for teachers to teach Reading... Corona is killing our minds but we have to fight and work together all over the world to end up this disaster!

  

  

my experience with online teaching

My experience with online teaching.

  This year was full of obstacles. if I want to talk about last year, I can say that it was a surprise to know that we are facing a strong enemy.. we can't fight with a weapon or with a word... this enemy is killing us and affecting our health.

These kinds of fights need mind and protection. yes, we have to protect ourselves with sanitizers and masks. Moreover, it was a new experience for us to teach using online methods especially in Lebanon. Lebanon is one from the poor countries which without any disease or worldwide problem, faces many obstacles and problems due to it's bad politicians. 

My students were annoyed because of our online classes since they can't be together in the class and drive me crazy :P it was really very bad start, also not all students can access our class or even has a phone or a laptop to keep with us.

Online teaching is a good experience but it should be with high and professional skills and instruments that should be available for all the Lebanese students.

I feel bad to see my students far from me.. I love being at class with them and share ideas as they play and laugh together. Covid-19 is killing us but we have to fight and stay safe...