January 30, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Tambree Davis has been a student teacher in both my Effective Classroom Management class as
well as Intermediate Reading with Practicum. During our Practicum, Tambree was responsible
for teaching a small group of fourth graders Language Arts.
Ms. Davishad the experience of teaching reading, writing, and speaking skills for ten weeks.
During this time she planned and implemented reading interest inventories, reading and writing
assessments, and lesson plans aligned with Kansas College and Career Readiness Standards. The
lesson plans included Six Trait writing, reading with comprehension reinforcement and graphic
organizers, fiction and nonfiction exposure, speaking and listening skills, and purposeful
journaling. There was also a one-on-one writing conference implemented in our work with the
students.
Tambree has successfully demonstrated her awareness of different learning styles and has
adequately adjusted assignments to meet the varied needs of students. Her lessons were
thoroughly prepared and implemented. She was successful in monitoring and adjusting to
various schedule changes in order to complete it during her time of teaching.
Ms. Davis also spent a semester in my Effective Classroom Management class. During this time
we had a deep study of Harry Wongs, The First Days of School. This course involved reviewing
journal articles of best practices in classroom management, implementing different strategies
during internship, and creating a complete management notebook. Her notebook included rules,
consequences, procedures, letters to parents, newsletters, and effective classroom arrangement
plans.
Tambree possesses a positive and enthusiastic personality. She has a great rapport with the
students she has worked with. She is well dressed, articulate, and always ready with a smile and
a kind word. I have found that other team members have accepted her as a strong working
member of our team and she has had a positive working relationship with each one of them, as
well as with other staff members.
I am confident that Ms. Davis will be an asset to any staff that she works with. She is confident,
knowledgeable, and has the skills of a seasoned teacher. I believe that she will continue to grow
and become even more effective as a teacher with further opportunities.

Sincerely,

Angela N. Abbott

Angela N. Abbott

College of Teaching and Leadership

Pittsburg State University
(620)235-4502
aabbott@pittstate.edu