Looking closely and thinking carefully – excellent words to live by! Thanks for sharing this great slice. Your students are so lucky to have you.
Our job is so hard! What an amazing story that gets at all the tiny nuances of being a teacher.
So glad you were observing. Sometimes they do fool us don't they.
That's mind-blowing, and it makes me miss the littles. I remember how magical it was. They couldn't read, then they could. Yes, we teach our hearts out AND learning is unpredictable. I'm glad you were looking closely and listening carefully in that picture line!
Hoping that something just clicked and he will now be a reader. All your hard work may be paying off!