Most of you know me. All but one arein my program. I have only read the article entitled "Why is Reading os Important"? I really apprediaated the history of reading. It coninsided with another article I read on the History of Writing.
It seems as time goes on everything changes, including the definition of literacy - for social, economical and technical reasons, to name a few. I will write more tomorrow. The Thinker
This is the last time will will try to resend my comments.
The trouble I am having using this system almost makes me want to take back my earlier (lost) comments.
After reading the article I saw more clearly the connection between tech coding and phonics. I can also more appreciate the need to keep up with technology - as a form of literacy.
As for the second article on Silencing Teachers...I had a experience in which I too was prevented from teaching according to how I felt that my students could learn. The experience revolved around a writing prompt I chose to present to the class (also Resource Pull Out). It was the cover of a New York Times magazine on the Children of Katrina. My thinking was to have the class just get started on writing and expressing themselves before I started to correct them. It would give me an opportunity to assess their skills. In this class I had a 5th grader who was basically a defient student. Another child was on meds to control his hyper activity and implusiveness. Both of these student responded to the photo and began to respond to my open-ended questions. The whole class wrote for the whole period, without further prompting. I though I was on to something and mistakenly shared this with the head 4th grade general ed teacher. The result was I was told not to use the photo prompt as it was too sophisticated for my kids and would not help them learn the skills required in order for them to pass the NJASK !
What I got from reading the article on "Why reading is so important" is a new awareness as to the breathe of literacy on an international bases. I also can better appreciate that "literacy" is not a stagnent condition - that it is an ongoing state.
Key issues are the importance of staying current and proficient in the current mode of literacy for two reasons. First as individuals we want to bring our skills up to date in order to communicate with others via what ever means necessary. Secondly, we want to teach our students to become and remain proficient in literacy, in order for them to be able to function at their peak, in todays society.
What I am wondering about the most is how we can improve literacy proficiency for our students creatively.
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I had problems sending my first comments. I will try again tomorrow be fore 6. I have to go to class now.
The Thinker
Most of you know me. All but one arein my program. I have only read the article entitled "Why is Reading os Important"? I really apprediaated the history of reading. It coninsided with another article I read on the History of Writing.
It seems as time goes on everything changes, including the definition of literacy - for social, economical and technical reasons, to name a few. I will write more tomorrow. The Thinker
This is a test.
This is the last time will will try to resend my comments.
The trouble I am having using this system almost makes me want to take back my earlier (lost) comments.
After reading the article I saw more clearly the connection between tech coding and phonics. I can also more appreciate the need to keep up with technology - as a form of literacy.
As for the second article on Silencing Teachers...I had a experience in which I too was prevented from teaching according to how I felt that my students could learn. The experience revolved around a writing prompt I chose to present to the class (also Resource Pull Out). It was the cover of a New York Times magazine on the Children of Katrina. My thinking was to have the class just get started on writing and expressing themselves before I started to correct them. It would give me an opportunity to assess their skills. In this class I had a 5th grader who was basically a defient student. Another child was on meds to control his hyper activity and implusiveness. Both of these student responded to the photo and began to respond to my open-ended questions. The whole class wrote for the whole period, without further prompting. I though I was on to something and mistakenly shared this with the head 4th grade general ed teacher. The result was I was told not to use the photo prompt as it was too sophisticated for my kids and would not help them learn the skills required in order for them to pass the NJASK !
What I got from reading the article on "Why reading is so important" is a new awareness as to the breathe of literacy on an international bases. I also can better appreciate that "literacy" is not a stagnent condition - that it is an ongoing state.
Key issues are the importance of staying current and proficient in the current mode of literacy for two reasons. First as individuals we want to bring our skills up to date in order to communicate with others via what ever means necessary. Secondly, we want to teach our students to become and remain proficient in literacy, in order for them to be able to function at their peak, in todays society.
What I am wondering about the most is how we can improve literacy proficiency for our students creatively.
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