Planning my lessons for students is vital. Because I sometimes teach and coach doctoral students, I have one-on-one teaching. Thus, I must plan as to tailor the lesson to most benefit the individual student. Individualizing planning to best fit the need of the student can be essential (McDonald et al., 2010). Reference McDonald Connor, C., Ponitz, C., Phillips, B. M., Travis, M., Glasney, S., & Morrisonc, F. J. (2010). First graders' literacy and self-regulation gains: The effect of individualizing student instruction. J Sch Psychol. 48(5): 433–455. J Sch Psychol. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.06.003 PMCID: PMC2976978 NIHMSID: NIHMS234655