She counts on her fingers as the students say the words. She points to them as she calls their names for recitation. She gestures with her hands and arms as she coaxes the correct answers from them. Peering over her eyeglasses, which rest halfway down the bridge of her nose, Johnsen moves in closer to the students, leans over and listens to them as they read aloud individually. When the students finish their readings, she quickly moves into a writing assignment.