Interview With a Teacher - Pedro Chapa

My first experience with Neuhaus happened around 2006. I took Reading Readiness. It was different from other professional development I have received. They didn’t just tell us about theory, they gave examples of what it looks like in the classroom. They provided materials. They provided lessons. They provided a scope and sequence. I was very impressed by that.

You know, as teachers, that’s what we look for. How will this look in the classroom, how is this going to help my kids? So after that I went back every year. I have attended multiple classes. I like the way they are organized. It’s very explicit, very systematic, and the material can be used with all students. The big word now in districts is “differentiated instruction.” We hear it, we hear it, but we don’t know what it looks like. I feel like I have the materials and the knowledge to do it. All components of literacy are covered. I have kids that need phonemic awareness, phonics, I have materials to do that. I have kids who need focus on comprehension, I have materials to do that. I have kids who need help with fluency. I have materials to do it. But my favorite is Multisensory Grammar! That is my favorite, because being the language arts teacher, the kids really struggle making the transition from Spanish to English, because of the way the parts of speech are rearranged from Spanish to English. I have seen a tremendous difference with my students in their writing and just their knowledge of grammar. If I need help from a website, there is RTN. Resources there make our life easy, like ready-made pictures for retell.

So I feel that, as a language arts and reading teacher, my knowledge has increased and my capacity as a teacher has increased. I am very thankful to Neuhaus because I see the results with my kids. They really enjoy it. They become very engaged with the activities because they [activities] are all multisensory. They tell you what that is, but here, you get to see what multisensory is. It applies to every learner. I love it. The kids love it. We have a great time, and I can easily include [Neuhaus strategies] with the basal and incorporate them into the district scope and sequence.

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