Logan Wetherhold

8th Grade Reading Seminar

lwetherhold@eastpennsd.org

Lower Macungie Middle School

Room 609

A few of my favorite things:

Color: Purple & sage green
Food: French fries
Show: Grey's Anatomy
Book: Anything by Elin Hilderbrand ☺

Meet Mrs. Wetherhold! 📚

Welcome! My name is Logan Wetherhold. I am the Reading Seminar teacher for 8th grade at Lower Macungie Middle School! I am apart of the All Stars team. This is my 7th year teaching. Formally, I was a kindergarten and first grade teacher.

I am originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania. I relocated to Lehigh Valley in 2021. I graduated from Governor Mifflin Senior High School in 2013. I received my Bachelors Degree at Kutztown University in Elementary Education Pre-K through 4th grade. For the previous six years, I have taught kindergarten, fourth grade, and 1st grade in the Reading School District, Wilson School District, and Bethlehem Area School District. While teaching elementary, I recognized my love for literacy and decided I wanted to pursue it further. This led me to Kutztown University once again where I completed my graduate studies to earn my Masters in Education and my Reading Specialist certification.

After relocating to the Lehigh Valley, I decided it was time for a change & decided to pursue my career in literacy - which has led me to my 8th grade Reading Seminar position at Lower Macungie Middle School in the East Penn School District! I absolutely love teaching middle school & am extremely happy with my new home here in EPSD.

In my spare time, you can find me reading on my Kindle, wedding planning, or spending time with friends and family.

Goals

Encourage students to read for enjoyment!
Teach students explicit non-fiction and fiction reading comprehension strategies.
Discuss ideas and collaborate

with peers.

Respond to texts in writing.

Independent Reading

Practice close reading strategies: a reading strategy used to comprehend & analyze text closely.
Give students the opportunity to read books of their choice.
Practice reading strategies taught explictly in class.

Content Delivery

A small group instruction rotation model. Students are placed within fluid groups based on reading data. Students move throughout 3 stations together:

Meet with the teacher to read, analyze texts, and explicitly practice the skill being taught.
An activity/game utilizing the skill being taught where students can practice with peers or independently.
Students will spend time on Lexia practicing comprehension, grammar, and word study skills independently.

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