I have the book facing the children so they can follow along with me. I changed my voice every time she introduces something else. For example, I snort like a piggy when the little girl said that she would still like herself even with a snout that snorts. The children laughed when they hear me snort like a pig.
Incorporating small reading allows all students participate and interact in reading out loud. The challenge of having different book assigned can have many benefits for students development, because they are able to move within reading levels as they advance their
1. I can write and listen at the same time without being distracted and stay focused on what the professor is saying. The worst thing I do is write everything the professor is saying, not allowing me to capture the main points of the subject. I need to listen carefully, pause and try to write it in my own words, to allow me to understand the key points. 2.
I will use T-I-P-S I will be T- tuned in to the children. I- introduce the book, P- promote language and S- summarize the book. I will do this type of activity 5 to 8 times a
Kidwatching is an interesting and helpful strategy for me to understand my focus students’ literacy behavior. This observation strategy is an ideal way for me to get to know my students’ literacy tendencies and interests. There are many students who do not feel comfortable with their reading and writing skills, which causes the students to lack interest in all literature. After watching and interviewing my focus students, I learned that not all students like to read and write. Additionally, I learned that I must always be flexible in the classroom because things may not go as planned and I may have to quickly adjust.
Even though I still struggle with a reading, I become better than before. I have more confidence to ask when I need or want to know the words. Reading give straight and opens the mind. I expect to be a better reader and writer. Reading is the key to filling and empty
When my sister became too old to listen bedtime stories, she would read to me instead. Even though we watched our fair share of television, we were expected to spend just as much time, if not more, with reading. That wasn’t difficult, especially considering that we grew up while the Harry Potter books were starting to take the world by storm. Our mom supported our Potter mania and read the books alongside us, saying that the Harry Potter books shared a similar style to Charles Dickens, her favorite author- and now one of mine.
Literacy Autobiography My mother read to me as a child for fun and school. She read us books such as, Go Dog Go, You Read to Me, I’ll Read to you, and To Kill a Mockingbird. My father read books to my sister and I, such as Fairy Realm, Little House, and Percy Jackson, before bedtime. I now find reading very enjoyable, even though my dyslexia has made reading more difficult.
Looking at the statistics presented on page 1 of Trelease, we see a steady decline in pleasure reading bringing in fourth grade until 12th grade where they found that only 19% read for pleasure. Reading aloud is the single most important activity for building knowledge for success in reading and promoting a love for reading (p. 4). The question then is can we as a society promote adults reading aloud to their children on a daily or weekly basis? One of the reaponses I have seen/heard when asked why their parents didn't read aloud to them has been that they couldn't afford books. One of the girls I work with is about to have a baby.
The history of my literacy has been a long road of a frustration and learned lessons. As a child, I was a bit of a loner so reading and writing were the closest thing to a social life for me. The things that I bottled up inside came out through my writing and it became somewhat of a pass time for me. As long I could remember literacy as has been an important value for me in my life because from very young age I got express my true self without being judged by the outside. Even though in my later years I would deal with some heartaches and set back that lead me to give up on my love for reading.
• Identify three out of five skills or competencies you have acquired through participation in general education courses that will help you strive to meet your academic and career goals. Through participation in general education courses, there are a number of skills or competencies I have acquired that will help me strive to meet my academic and career goals. The three skills I have acquired are the following: apply ethics and moral reasoning to academic knowledge and societal concerns, exhibit clear communication skills through investigative research and writing, and utilize information technology skills appropriate to interdisciplinary studies. • Describe your three chosen skills and explain which activities, assignments, or courses helped you acquire them
Reading exposed me to many different situations and outcomes, and it broadened my vocabulary. In a way reading helped me prepare for the real world. People usually
Literacy has applied over the course of my education and my life. As an education major, I believed that literacy was an ability to learn how to read and write. Furthermore, literacy has been a part of my education. I have come to an understanding that literacy is a lot more than what it seems. It’s about expressing yourself that includes your opinions and feelings.
My situation was similar to the story of How Reading Changed My Life, by Anna Quindlen. In the story, the author gave a self-reflection on her passion and progression as a reader. Anna was a disconnected child that was loved reading books. Anna genuinely loved reading books for the sake of doing it and she enjoyed it.
Now I would wall around with 3 books in my hand if I could because I know that I will always get something out of my reading, that will always end up helping me in the long
