In this second year of service, I think I'm not alone in thinking about what I'm going to leave behind--what impact will my time here have? I hope that one of the biggest impacts I have is showing the kids that I work with that they are valuable, loved, and that there are adults who will listen to them and who will not beat them. I also hope that my students will be better readers and that they will want to continue to engage with books and learning after I leave. I also hope to leave the teachers with a literacy resource center with teaching materials and equipment that support them. So what has been happening in the last few weeks to help in laying these tracks? Recently, I was working with one of my small groups and had so many "proud teacher" moments. We had spent the lesson working through a text that was challenging for them--I knew it was going to be a hard task. But we did a group reading together and they worked hard to sound out all of the tough words