December 27, 2009 To Whom It May Concern: Icis my great pleasure to write a letter of recommendation for Ms. Lindsay Oblert. Ms. Ohlert was my student teacher during the fall of 2009 at Phalen Lake Elementary in Saint Paul, MN. Phalen Lake Elementary is a Core Knowledge Hmong Studies magnet. The pre-school to sixth grade student population numbers roughly 625, of which over 75% are English Language Learners, and over 90% qualify for free-and-reduced-lunch status. The student body is diverse and includes Hmong, African-American, Karen, Latino, and Vietnamese students Ms, Ohlert came to Phalen Lake Elementary as an experienced, licensed, and effective teacher, and she simply built upon her already sound instructing skills. Ms. Ohlert worked with two second grade classrooms in the areas of Readers’ and Writers Workshops, second grade math and phonies intervention groups, and a sixth grade math intervention group. Her rapport and classroom management skills were exceptional and the students found her lessons to be engaging and instructive. Her Spanish bilingualism was useful in teaching newly-arrived, and learning disabled Spanish-speakers. mathematical concepts and procedures. Ms. Ohlert’s Readers’ Workshop mini-lessons, guided reading groups, oral language and phonics lessons were based upon the Mondo reading curriculum, She was able to modify the generic lessons to meet the particular and diverse needs of the learners, while remaining true to the focuses, scope, and sequences of the curriculum. Ms. Ohlert also taught Writers’ Workshop procedural mini-lessons. ‘with competence and flair, and conferred effectively with students in the revision and editing portion of the writing process. Under Ms. Ohlert’s tutelage of the phonics intervention group, students made on average, impressive thirty point gains. In addition, Ms. Ohlert collaborated well with both the ELL staff and classroom teachers at Phalen Lake Elementary. Ms. Ohlert demonstrated professionalism, caring, enthusiasm and very high competence in her student teaching tenure, She would be a weleome addition and leader in any educational community. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like further positive information at 651-293-8935, extension 1504. . Ml padn> Mrs. Molly Jackson, ELL Teacher Ce: Lindsay Ohlert Adam Rambow