Having always been a reader, having taught my sons to love reading, and having been in education one way or another for MANY years, I thought I knew how to teach students about books and ways to gain knowledge from that action.
Reading all the posts, watching my fellow Cohort 5 member so thoroughly enjoy the graffiti board exercise (thanks for posting the pictures!), and absorbing all the new information makes me wonder if I had just been out of the loop for too long or if thing really have changed that much in education.
-Literature Circles
-Reader response journals
-Character logs
-Graffiti Boards
-Poems for Two Voices
-Sketch Journals
Oh my, the list just goes on it seems, and yet, I can see using these at one time or another (not all at the same time for ONE story) during my upcoming year as a new "real" teacher in a high school setting! My mind is running hard attempting to keep up with it all. It reminds me of the phrase 'taking a sip from a firehose', as that is what it feels like. I'm sure that it is all worth it, and I will have so many more tools and techniques to use in the classroom and with perhaps those reluctant readers.
I appreciate reading ALL the impressions, suggestions and even the struggles that others are having. It reminds me that we all have a different point of view, and we are all moving toward the same goal. Thanks everyone!!!
Linda,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You've added more to your literacy schema! You hold the power to use the literacy strategies that meet the needs of your students. Good luck!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera