For the rest of the year, I purposefully called on Rashid every time we reviewed
Patterns on the Pocket Chart. He showed a willingness to take risks and became
more confident in explaining his thinking. He literally started to bounce up and
down, with his hand in the air, because he felt so sure of himself. His understand-
ing of number also progressed. Understanding the repeating unit in our study of
patterns undoubtedly helped him look for and expect to find patterns in the num-
ber system. He ended the year being able to rote count to 100, having one-to-one
correspondence to about 25, and being one of the first ones picked for a partner for
the number games that we played because he was so successful!
What Comes Next?