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Quality3.9
Difficulty40%
Would Retake83
Reviews40%
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What Students Say
“Would not recommend professor Wilkins to ANYONE”
RDNG351 - 1.0 rating“Wilkins is very passionate about reading instruction”
RDNG351 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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RDNG605
5.0
(2)RDNG351
3.5
(20)RDNG361
3.2
(5)RDNG468
3.1
(9)RDNG475
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
RDNG473
4.4
RDNG373
4.2
RDNG351
3.8
RDNG361
3.6
RDNG605
3.5
Reviews (83)
Would not recommend professor Wilkins to ANYONE. She is not the nicest teacher, she hates answering your questions and will often times disregard them or get mad that you are asking so many questions. They work load is HEAVY. She grades unfairly and takes off points for every little thing, would not recommend her to anyone, ever. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE!
I loved Prof Wilkinson! She is so knowledgeable about teaching future reading teachers and I feel as though I've really benefitted from taking her class. She does give a lot of weekly assignments, but they are all very manageable and not difficult at all. There is a field experience component to her class which was super fun! I would recommend her.
Prof Wilkins was very knowledgable and cares about her students understanding material. A lot of weekly work, but it's manageable. Field component 1 hour a week outside of class at elem. school, but cancelled all friday classes. Need book for weekly assignments. Takes off points for little things. No tests, just quizzes. Final was project and paper
Mrs. Wilkins' class is not hard, there's just a lot of work. There are 4 quizzes (which take 2 hours each), 10 reading responses from the textbook readings, and field experience reflections. She has clear expectations and grades fairly. Pay attention and do the work on time and getting an A is not a problem. She works with you if you need it.
Dr. Wilkins was an incredible professor. The class had a lot of assignments but they were the same each week so it was easy to get into a rhythm. The assignments weren't hard but did require effort. She makes herself available and offers great feedback on assignments. It is clear that she is passionate about making us the best teachers we can be.
Currently in. You have a lot of reading to do every week, and usually one infographic per week as well, sometimes more. It can be a lot to handle with my other work and sometimes I feel like she's unaware that her class is not the only class I take. However, she's very helpful and cares about making sure you learn the material, and offers feedback.
Field experience 1 hour each week for 10 weeks. 10 lesson plans and 10 reading responses. The end of the year project was a lot but if you start it early and stay on top you will be fine. No tests and no quizzes but try your best on every assignment as she can be a tough grader.
This course consisted of 10 infographics and 10 assessments to give a student. If you have the option to take her for 351 as well, so it, as the classes overlap and she gets to know you. End of the year project was a lot, but start early and it will not be bad. She also gave us feedback for each part of the project for full credit.
Her classes themselves are pretty easy but she requires a lot of out of class work. You have to do reading responses each week so the text book is a must. You also have to write lesson plans which arent too bad. The final project is really long and crazy specific, she will give you feedback/let you fix if you turn it in with enough notice though.
As much as I don't want to like Dr. Wilkins, she's knowledgeable and will work with you. She is a tough grader and will take off for silly things, but does recognize hard work. She is not clear when giving instructions. Her work is tedious but is repetitive enough to get into a rhythm. Start early on the final project, as it is quite tough.
Dr. Wilkins is knowledgeable and will work with you. She is a tough grader and will take off for silly things. She is not clear when giving instructions. Her work is tedious but is repetitive enough to get into a rhythm. Start early on the final project, as it is quite tough. Take her for 351+361, because it really helps with understanding material
Dr. Wilkins is very passionate about reading instruction. The assignments in this class aren't hard but there is a lot of it. The reading responses feel like busy work and are annoying to do. She is a nitpicky grader but she allows you to make revisions on all the assignments. That being said, the field experience in this class is really fun.
Professor Wilkins was one of the best professors I have taken here at Texas A&M. There is a good amount of work but it is only hard if you just don't do it. She gives you chances to revise all of your work (final included) so it is easy to get full credit! Show up, listen, learn, do your work. I learned so much from this class and loved it!
Dr. Wilkins is great if you are willing to show up, work hard, and put in the effort. The negative comments below are not at all reflective of the course. I learned so much this semester that will follow me throughout my entire career. The assignments are practical and meant to prepare you for the future.
Dr. Wilkins is a tough grader, but she allows you to revise to earn full credit. There are reading responses and lesson plans due once a week. The final project is long and tedious but she will work with you and you are allowed to revise. If you put in the effort, so will she. Because of her, I feel prepared to teach students how to read.
Dr. Wilkins deserves a better rating. She genuinely cares and is willing to work with you! On every single assignment, she allows you to resubmit it after receiving feedback. In other words, you can potentially get 100 on everything. Class is interesting, and the assignments are pretty straightforward. Do the work, you'll be fine. Field work is fun
Wilkins is willing to work with you as long as you communicate with her openly and reasonably ahead of time. She isn't always clear about her feedback or grading expectations, but she allows revisions for full credit. The final project is a lot of work, but the field placement work you do will prepare you for it, and I'd recommend starting ASAP.
Very mono-toned and boring speaker. Tons of homework and really makes you work for it. HOWEVER!!!! She brings lots of good advise and teaching experience to the table and has made me feel more prepared for entering the classroom. She makes you think in ways you have not thought before! great person!
Dr. Wilkins is boring & RUDE. She makes you feel like you're dumb for asking questions. If you so much as sneeze during her class, she's annoyed. I felt very disrespected by her throughout the course. Lesson plans and reading responses due once a week. Reading response was due at 5pm which is SUCH a weird time IMO. The Project is POORLY explained.
Dr. Wilkin's RDNG 351 seems really hard at first, but if you just ask her questions she'll explain everything to you. You are going to learn a lot from her class; you'll have reading responses and lesson plans to do, but don't be afraid of the work. She allows you to fix your mistakes and resubmit; she does come off rude, but I promise she's not.
She is a great professor. You will learn a lot. pay attention and do your work before its due. She gives you time to edit and resubmit if you turn in things early.
She is a great professor. You will learn a lot. pay attention and do your work before its due. She gives you time to edit and resubmit if you turn in things early. She is very sweet when you get to know her.
Wilkins is an extremely knowledgeable professor in her area. This class has SO many detailed assignments and mandatory outside events that it can be hard to keep up. On top of that, she is a very tough grader. However, you can redo assignments to fix mistakes if you want a better grade- but it's a lot of work. Take only if you have the time!
communication is rough, but she answers emails for the most part. Writing intensive-not bad bc it's in parts. You can resubmit until you are satisfied. Lesson plan's were a little confusing in the beginning, but easier after several times. You have to meet with a student from Bryan ISD. Doesn't understand questions, keep rewording it until she does
Took this course virtually and was an absolute waste of my time. Don't even know what Wilkins looks like because she never interacted with us via Zoom. Her feedback was condescending and rude. Completely asynchronous: do the readings, write the papers, and that's it. This graduate class felt more like a high school correspondence course.
Dr. Wilkins was the rudest professor I have ever had. She does not communicate her expectations, making assignments impossible. She will have you re-do them multiple times making you guess what she is looking for. Her feedback was condescending and left me feeling defeated and like I could never be a teacher. Do not take her.
She is a very inconsiderate professor. She grades based on if she likes you or not. You can be an active participant in her class, but if she dislikes you it's game over. She is unwilling to work with you, the only saving grace is you can resubmit assignments Her class has made me rethink my whole career choice. She makes me want to change my major
She is probably the worst professor that I have ever had a TAMU. She is rude, inconsiderate, and does not make her expectations clear. It is so hard to please her, and when you ask questions she treats you like you are dumb. If you enjoy having hard assignments that are not explained well and not getting the help you need this is your professor.
Wilkins is a very hard grader, she is extremely picky and expects you to know exactly what she wants with minimal instructions. I really disliked being in this class. Nothing is good enough. On top of that she requires way more work than necessary. I spent at least 7 hours a week doing work for this class.
Professor Wilkins cares about what she does, and that her students are learning. But be prepared to buckle up with constant assignments in this class. She doesn't give much instruction for the assignments, and the assignments are extremely lengthy. When she tries to clarify questions, there ends up being more confusion in the class.
This semester among corona and everything being online, Professor Wilkins hasn't been accommodating at all. I emailed her asking a question about the lesson plan due and she responded with "we discussed this in class and it's on the powerpoint". Her lectures are boring and she likes everything her way or it's a bad grade. Avoid taking her!
I loved taking RDNG 473 with Dr. Wilkins! She worked so hard to make sure we still got experience working with students this semester despite COVID. She is passionate about giving us the tools we need to make sure no struggling student slips through the cracks. One of the most important classes I have ever taken, highly recommend!
This was the hardest class Ive taken and made me consider changing my major. Even through the semester challenges with COVID, she was not accommodating to student needs or extenuating circumstances. No matter how good your work is, if youre not one of the students she really likes, you will be graded really harshly. I dont recommend her.
Inconsiderate of students during a global pandemic. For every class you miss, half a letter grade is deducted. Expect to have random assignments thrown in throughout the semester.
Prof Wilkins consistently dodges your questions. Lesson plans are graded harshly and little help is available. I would recommend taking another professor for this course. This course involves tutoring students from Bryan ISD and she is not very accomodating with scheduling issues even if they are not your fault. She is a nice woman but tough class.
I kid you not this is the WORST professor I have ever had in college. She is MEAN and unforgiving and have NO grace. She does not give a crud about your life. If she doesn't like you, good luck passing.
Attendance is mandatory. She is extremely unforgiving and will not work with any student. Lesson plan due every week and she provides little to no help and resources. Please take with someone else.
Professor Wilkins is a good, caring professor. She pushes you to work hard (this is a college course for teachers). She was willing to rearrange her whole syllabus for students who were very rude. The handouts were a lot & the LPs challenging but work hard & remember that's how you grow! Take her & you will be taking good & kind college professor.
Professor Wilkins is a kind, caring professor. She wants you to succeed. She works with you, including reviewing model LPs & re-reviewing grading criteria. If you listen to her advice & do the handouts & work, you will get an A. She pushes students, but to make them better teachers. She answers all questions: emails, zoom meetings, or in class.
Professor Wilkins has NO favorites. Just do the work-- this is college for future teachers. Try and listen to her in the lectures; she will help you with the LPs, etc. in and out of class. Her goal is to help you improve and grow, so try and work with her. Take her if you are willing to work with her for a good grade that you earned.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!! She is the rudest prof I have ever had. She does not explain assignments until the day they are due, and they can take hours to complete. Don't bother emailing her, she won't reply. She does not care about her students in any way. Take literally ANY other professor than her.
She teaches good content that is for your cert exams. Lesson plans are due weekly but she gives no guidance on them- briefly mentions something in class and expects you to follow it to a t on your lesson plan. Grades SO hard, one mistake and its almost half of your grade for the assignment off. Would NEVER recommend.
This class was hard, I am a straight-A student but I could not receive an A in this class. She has never taught in a classroom before and expects to teach us how to teach our students. She would take off a lot of points on our lesson plan for little things. I would fix it for next time and then it was something else. TLAC knows about her behavior.
Dr. Wilkins is overall a good professor, but assigns a lot of work. There are weekly reading reflections and lesson plans, as well as quizzes. If you pay attention in class, keep up with the readings and assignments, you will be fine. She is kind and does care about her students, but is very tough on attendance.
Last semester I took Prof. Wilkins for the foundational reading class, but this semester I heard that she was a completely different professor in reading assessments. Please be aware of which class you take with her. I took her in RDNG 468 online and she was amazing (if you remembered it is a college class). She was so kind & caring & inspiring!
I had heard and read mixed reviews about Dr. Wilkins, but I found her to be a wonderful educator, particularly in the online forum. Her expectations were clearly stated, and her individualized feedbacks on assignments let me know not only what I had done well, but WHY it was done well. She is particular, but it serves to make us better teachers.
Hands down the best professor I have taken during my Master's degree at TAMU! I would take her courses over and over again.
She really cared about what she taught and clearly wanted us to learn but there was just so much work in the class that in my opinion was not explained very well.
I just finished this online summer class. It was the most time consuming summer class I have ever taken. The assignments did not always have clear instructions/expectations, so she would take off points for things I didn't even know to do. She was not really understanding of outside the class life. She also plays favorites in grading.
Took Dr. Wilkins' class in summer II and it was A LOT. She is a very tough grader. A lot of her instructions on the assignments were unclear. The class is doable in 5 weeks, but be prepared to sit down every day 2-3 hours per assignment.
Professor Wilkins is a very hard person to get along with. She assigns writing heavy assignments that take up to 6 hours straight sitting and writing. She also assigns them and never talks about them in class or gives instructions on what the assignment is over and they are posted Sunday night and due Tuesday. It is definitely a lot for students.
Wilkins is a nice professor however if you want to take RDNG373, take it with literally anyone else. Assignments are given but have little to no explanation and when you are almost done with the assignment, she'll tell you all the things she wants included. She is an inconsistent grader and makes work unnecessarily hard. Take literally anyone else!
This class is POINTLESS Wilkins has no format for grading so be ready for zeros for no reason. Wilkins has no idea what is happening in schools, we have to take children out of their class time to tutor them on old materials schools do not even use Tutoring is a great experience but how we have to do it hurts the child. Do not take Wilkins!!
WORST professor I have. Take this class with anyone else. Confusing assignments, no clarification. She doesn't allow communication with peers so you are forced to go to her, but you have to ask the same question 4 times to get SOME clarity. Even if you attend 90% of the class, get ready to have 25 points taken from your grade at the end.
Little explanation on assignments. doesn't give good feedback if you did it wrong.
Dr. Wilkins is super sweet and has a great way of teaching. She starts with a lecture and then demonstrates how to teach in a classroom. Because it is a writing intensive class there is a lot of homework and sometimes instructions aren't clear. As long as you ask questions, listen to lectures and start things early, an A is very doable.
no just no. she's a very nice lady but is so strict on her expectations but does NOT provide details or a rubric of what she wants. She expects you to just remember EXACTLY what she says and just read her mind of what she expects. Her grading is very inconsistent. Take a different professor or get ready to have a mental breakdown every day!
avoid at all costs
Do NOT take Dr. Wilkins. She is one of the toughest graders I know, but there is no rubric for any assignments. She will give 0s if you do not meet her expectations. However, it is hard to meet expectations when there are no rubrics and little to no clarification on assignments.
Dr. Wilkins assigns a lot of homework and has very high expectations. She gives very little details on assignments, but enough that will get you through it. For me, I did my best, showed up, and submitted my work on time and I still managed to receive an A. Do your work, show up, and participate during class and I think you will be okay.
This is just a lot of work outside of class and she is not the nicest person.
She is the rudest prof I have ever had.
This class is my hell. She's so rude and I don't think she even realizes that. The amount of outside work for assignments and clarification needed on them is ridiculous.
Honestly, the expectations were not clear. Very unorganized, not very understanding, the assignments did not have rubrics, very difficult grader, and the assignments were difficult and a lot of work. WOULD NEVER TAKE AGAIN.
The most passive individual you will ever meet; talks to you like you are a child.
She is very strict in attendance and will deduct points if you miss but doesn't hold that standard to herself. The outside work for the class is very rigorous and a huge chunk of your time completing her work, DO NOT TAKE HER!
Professor Wilkins has very high expectations for assignments but does not provide a rubric for any assignment. She has made me question if I am cut out to become a teacher. Her class to not enjoyable at all. I strongly suggest taking this course with another professor if you have the option. 90% of my school work this semester was from her class.
Getting an A in this class is doable but it's ridiculously difficult. She won't tell you but for lesson plans, she wants you to cosplay as a teacher and write everything as a script. Think "Let's sound out this word" instead of 'I would have students sound out the word' as a response. You NEED to get the physical textbook, there is no full pdf.
If I can't get an A in this class, then I'll make sure somebody else can. Her online quizzes have content that directly comes from the textbook, so don't feel like you have to memorize everything bc you can find the exact question in the book. For lesson plans, type as much as you can. Make them at least 7 pages and give as much detail as possible.
The reviews are dramatic because she actually was a good prof lol. High expectations simply because we are teaching the future. She is very flexible and would meet if you needed in-person feedback, I often myself getting better as a writer through the year because of her feedback.
Avoid. Hard grader for no reason. Unclear guidelines for everything. Go into office hours, she'll be nicer when grading your papers. Can be very rude. High-stress all the time. Try for a different professor if possible. If not, you'll get by, but you'll hate everyday.
Start all your work ahead of time! Very time-consuming class and confusing. She can make your questions feel like you shouldn't be asking them. Pray that the TAs for the semester can help you because mine were also confused with what she was looking for on assignments. Get ready for the hardest class yet but it can be done.
Get ready to read and ask questions even if she makes you feel dumb when asking them. This class was the worst thing of my college experience. But you can pass just be ready to spend a lot of time on this class! She post the PowerPoints late so I wouldn't even try to get them after class because she refused to share them until the end of the week.
Please believe the reviews you are seeing. She is very disrespectful towards her students. She is a hard grader and her class is assignment heavy. She either posts the slides late or she does not at all due to "copy write". She does not allow technology in her classroom. She will also take off 20 points for every class you miss.
Absolute worst professor. Won't upload slides due to "copy right" and she literally just reads the slides word for word. Hard grader but will tell you "don't worry about grades they don't matter" and then will literally fail you. Won't help on assignments, when you ask a question she just looks at like your dumb and responds with another question.
Going to her lecture was dreadful. Attendance is mandatory and she takes off 20 points from your class average for every absence. She is not clear as to what she wants you to turn in, a very picky grader. Technology is not allowed at all in her class. Never posts slides. Take anybody else if you can! Otherwise, this class will not be easy.
I have had Dr. Wilkins for 3 consecutive semesters. She is a very strict grader but leaves really helpful feedback. She has a really bad rap for assigning "tons" of homework, being a tough grader, and not leaving clear instructions, but I think that mostly just comes from lazy students who don't really care about learning.
This course requires some outside work, but overall, it is manageable. The professor grades hard but is very clear on what is expected. All the work is lined up with her expectations, so if you follow what is given, getting an A in this class is manageable and achievable.
Great professor! Attendance is mandatory and the class is assignment heavy, but the grading is fair and I feel like I learned a lot from both lectures and studying the given materials. Overall, she has high expectations, but if you put in the work it will be well worth the time and effort.
Overall was not a very hard class as long as you use the textbook to complete assignments. BUT Gwendolyn was the worst professor I have had in college. She is very condescending and I genuinely believe she prays on students downfall. You can't leave during class for any reason or she will take points off of attendance. And she grades very picky.
Mrs. Wilkins can be nice. She truly does love her topic. However, she is a VERY harsh grader. Extremely critical and doesn't give much reason as to why. You HAVE to interact and participate in class, answer all of the questions and stay off your phone.
She was the worst professor I have ever had in my life. She was rude, making it very difficult to feel comfortable or supported in her class. DON'T CHOOSE HER.
She is a sweet lady but I would not recommend taking her. If you don't show up or do something that rubs her the wrong way say goodbye to a good grade on your assignments. The assignments aren't hard but she is a tough grader so pay attention to how she wants her assignments done and read the textbook. Also do not procrastinate!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.46 avg changeRatings by Course
RDNG605
5.0
(2)RDNG351
3.5
(20)RDNG361
3.2
(5)RDNG468
3.1
(9)RDNG475
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
RDNG473
4.4
RDNG373
4.2
RDNG351
3.8
RDNG361
3.6
RDNG605
3.5