Blog 7: I feel very ineffective in teaching my students reading. Common core requires students to contextualize and read (even in math problems!). For my students at lower reading comprehension levels this adds another challenge to math. I couldn't even tell you where to begin to help these students. I have a hard enough time teaching math, I don't know how I would incorporate reading into my lessons. In all my lessons I try to reflect common core standards. It helps that our school's tests and quizzes all aligned with common core. We also have received a curriculum map which aligns with common core. I use all these resource to help me plan (although sometimes I question how successful I am). The most helpful thing I could have in terms of support would be helping bridge the gap between my students who are ready for common core and my students who need more guidance. Scaffolding and differentiation have been really hard for me. Sometimes I feel like I give them too much guidance and sometimes I don't give them enough. I need to find a way to find the middle ground or away to reach both my high and low students better.