Using graphic organizers has always been something I have very highly favored. As a visual learner, I have come to learn that these types of learning tools have been very beneficial to me as well as other students who share my learning style. These organizers are great ways for students to get information organized and use that organization to make it easier for them to study or write papers. I usually think of using graphic organizers in English, but I can see how they could be useful in every subject especially science. A good teacher knows when a graphic organizer would be helpful in lessons and which organizers to use.
"Graphic organizers are one way for teachers to ensure that students can show their abilities." I chose this quote because I agree with it. Graphic organizers are great assessment tools for teachers. They are a way for a teacher to make sure the students are learning what they need to know. It could also be a pre-lesson tool to find out what the students know about a certain topic.
A question I have is: Are graphic organizers affective for students who are not visual learners, and if not how could you adapt this activity to be useful for all of your students?
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Read Alouds and Text Talk
Chapter four was very informative for me. I have always been a fan of reading aloud because I feel it helps a lot with comprehension when the child isn't having to worry about getting the words right. I liked how the authors in the chapter discussed different ways that teachers accommodate different students in their classroom for this task. One thing that I have seen in clinical is the teacher doing round robing reading. I hate this strategy and find it embarrasses more than it helps. If a teacher wants students to practice reading aloud it should be a one on one activity.
It was a pleasure to read the text talk article. Text talk has always been something I have believed in for the sake of comprehension. I feel that it is very important to continuously be asking questions to your listener while you are reading to make sure they understand what you are saying. I also have found it very helpful when you help the student preview the book and ask them to make predictions based on the pictures. It is very rewarding in my experiences to see the students' faces when their prediction comes true. :)
What would be the most effective read aloud strategy to use in the classroom?
How do you determine which questions are most important while reading a book?
It was a pleasure to read the text talk article. Text talk has always been something I have believed in for the sake of comprehension. I feel that it is very important to continuously be asking questions to your listener while you are reading to make sure they understand what you are saying. I also have found it very helpful when you help the student preview the book and ask them to make predictions based on the pictures. It is very rewarding in my experiences to see the students' faces when their prediction comes true. :)
What would be the most effective read aloud strategy to use in the classroom?
How do you determine which questions are most important while reading a book?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Writing to learn & Chapter 8
I feel the article on writing to learn across the curriculum was very interesting. I have always heard about reading to learn, so writing to learn was a new concept to me. Writing for me was never a good experience. It was usually only done in English class and we were forced to write about a certain topic a certain way. I love writing creatively and always wrote stories as a child. I always felt when I got older that my love for writing diminished because of the lack of creativity was taken away. As a teacher, I feel that you should want your students to love what they are doing and succeed in creating something they are proud of. I have found that students learn more if they are enjoying what they are doing. This article gave many great ideas and strategies of doing this in a classroom and I feel like these are great resources I will one day use in my classroom.
I found it very comical that in ch. 8 it said that many teachers don't include writing in their classroom because they think it should be left to the English teacher. I think this is because most teachers never had a good experience with writing and are probably scared of it. I know that I am very timid to include it in my classroom. I do feel that writing is critical in all subject, even MATH. Including it in different subjects gives the students the opportunity to write about different things and maybe even something they love.
What would be some good ways to get a student who hates writing to become open to it and maybe eventually even like it? How could a math teacher integrate writing into his or her classroom?
I found it very comical that in ch. 8 it said that many teachers don't include writing in their classroom because they think it should be left to the English teacher. I think this is because most teachers never had a good experience with writing and are probably scared of it. I know that I am very timid to include it in my classroom. I do feel that writing is critical in all subject, even MATH. Including it in different subjects gives the students the opportunity to write about different things and maybe even something they love.
What would be some good ways to get a student who hates writing to become open to it and maybe eventually even like it? How could a math teacher integrate writing into his or her classroom?
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