Readers response is very important. It helps both the student and the teacher. For the student it gives them that reinforcement of what they have read and learned. If they didn't understand it helps them catch up with everyone else so they can also be on the same page. Maybe by doing the readers response it would give them a better understanding of what they read. For the teacher it is great cause you can see if the students liked the reading and if they understood it. The teacher can check for comprehension and see witch students need more help.
For the readers response there are a lot of activities you could do with the students to help keep it interesting. They can do webs, journals, a mask like we did in class, or group discussion. As teachers we want to make sure the activity apples to the book.
My favorite book that we read had to be Arizona. I really liked how she had an impact on her students. She always wanted them to be dreaming of the future so they could better themselves. And she treated the students with great respect.
The book I did not like was the the bones, it was a little weired that the bone was talking. The end was pretty good though. It was an interesting ending.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Blogg #2
I learned a lot about idea development. Now that I think back to my school day I don't remember being taught idea development or maybe I just don't remember. Either way I thought the idea's that Dr. Harris presented to us were great. I find it helpful to write things down and ponder my thoughts. Normally I would sit there for a long time before I could figure out what to do. When I started writing things down, at first it was slow but then thoughts just start flying out and ideas come easier to me. Presenting this idea development to my students will help them become better writers and teach them the process of writing. I also think this helps them keep there ideas organized and not all scrambled.
To generate ideas; there are several different kind of method's you could use. You could take a walk, list your ideas, watch a movie, listen to music, even just by having group or individual discussions you could generate a lot of great ideas this way. Even just sitting in a quite room by yourself would be sufficient enough. Maybe by evaluating what type of learners you have could help you see how your students will generate ideas best.
Five word's that would describe me:
Considerate
Thoughtful
Fun
Social
Active
Considerate- I like this one because not a lot of people are considerate. I like to think I put others before me or at least I consider them in my thought process. Especially my family. I find it easier to do stuff for others first then myself. Some times it is hard but that fact that I do it that makes me very considerate. I do have my days that I think I may be selfish but once out of a hindered times isn't bad.
(I find this hard to write or weird, I feel like I'm bragging. But it's part of the assignment:)
To generate ideas; there are several different kind of method's you could use. You could take a walk, list your ideas, watch a movie, listen to music, even just by having group or individual discussions you could generate a lot of great ideas this way. Even just sitting in a quite room by yourself would be sufficient enough. Maybe by evaluating what type of learners you have could help you see how your students will generate ideas best.
Five word's that would describe me:
Considerate
Thoughtful
Fun
Social
Active
Considerate- I like this one because not a lot of people are considerate. I like to think I put others before me or at least I consider them in my thought process. Especially my family. I find it easier to do stuff for others first then myself. Some times it is hard but that fact that I do it that makes me very considerate. I do have my days that I think I may be selfish but once out of a hindered times isn't bad.
(I find this hard to write or weird, I feel like I'm bragging. But it's part of the assignment:)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Blog 1 EDRG 3344
CH. 1, 3, 5
It's always good to learn and know how children think, learn, and function. This will give us a better idea of how to teach them and which way is the best way they learn. The process of learning is very interesting and confusing. We know the brain has to organize information and then there put into schemata (ex. the file cabinet) This is good to know for us as teachers. We know they have the information stored in there brain it's just having to find it in there so they can remember and continue having those files grow.
The 5 general strategies that children use to learn are the same that we use as adults. You could say that are brains are the same when it comes to learning. It's just adults have a bigger file cabinet. I really like doing the Gardner's Multiple Intelligence test, I agree with Dr. Harris we should know what kind of learners our students are. So we know how to best present information.
I'm glad we are going over the reading process. It's good to know different strategies and ways to teach the students so they don't get bored. As teachers we have to always remind ourselves that if we are bored presenting then the students are bored learning.
It's always good to learn and know how children think, learn, and function. This will give us a better idea of how to teach them and which way is the best way they learn. The process of learning is very interesting and confusing. We know the brain has to organize information and then there put into schemata (ex. the file cabinet) This is good to know for us as teachers. We know they have the information stored in there brain it's just having to find it in there so they can remember and continue having those files grow.
The 5 general strategies that children use to learn are the same that we use as adults. You could say that are brains are the same when it comes to learning. It's just adults have a bigger file cabinet. I really like doing the Gardner's Multiple Intelligence test, I agree with Dr. Harris we should know what kind of learners our students are. So we know how to best present information.
I'm glad we are going over the reading process. It's good to know different strategies and ways to teach the students so they don't get bored. As teachers we have to always remind ourselves that if we are bored presenting then the students are bored learning.
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