December 28, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Katlin Moran has been a student teacher in both my Effective Classroom Management class and
Intermediate Reading with Practicum courses. During our Practicum, Katlin was responsible for
teaching a small group of fourth graders English Language Arts.
Miss Moran had the experience of teaching reading, writing, and speaking skills for 9 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.
Katlin successfully demonstrated her awareness of different learning styles and adequately
adjusted assignments to meet the varied needs of students. Her lessons were thoroughly prepared
and implemented. She was successful in monitoring and adjusting lessons to various schedule
changes in order to complete it during her time of teaching.
Miss Moran completed my Effective Classroom Management course. During this time we had a
deep study of Harry Wong’s, The First Days of School. The 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.
Katlin possesses a positive and enthusiastic personality. She had great rapport with the students
she worked with. She was well dressed, articulate, and always ready with a smile and a kind
word. I have found that other team members accepted her as a strong working member of the
team, and she had a positive working relationship with each one of them, as well as with other
staff members.
I am confident that Miss Moran 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 be a
great asset to any school district.
Sincerely,

Angela N. Abbott
Angela N. Abbott

College of Teaching and Leadership

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