Reflective Reading Assignment
Sample of Students work:
http://ofmiceandmensteinbeck.wikispaces.com/
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Chapter One "One-Pager"
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2a. “She grumbled that it was ridiculous to expect secondary teachers to teach reading when they had so much content to cover. p.7 "It is like trying to build a car, while you are in the middle of the race"
Explanation: This quote rang very true to me, especially with the Common Core Standards.
b. “By ninth grade, many students have been defeated by test scores, letter grades, and special group. Struggling readers are embarrassed by their labels and often perceive reading as drudgery. This quote stood because many students think their brains are fixated and not malleable.
3a. On page 7, the author claims that he didn’t really “learn how to read” until he was in his thirties. This just doesn’t seem right to me.
b. On page 12, he says that because the students do the “bring-your-favorite-book-to-school” assignment that that is proof of those readers wanting to be good readers at one point.
4a. I liked the book assignment because it really made students feel comfortable with each other. They were not intimidated to bring some complex text to class. This was modeled very well by the teacher, allowing students to see that the teacher could let down her “English teacher” facade.
b. On page 5, I know that I have said this to students before. Sometimes it seems like the right solution at the time. But maybe not so much. Students say, “What did he mean I wasn’t concentrating? What kind of instruction was that? Pay Attention! I was paying attention.”
c. Really great article on “word poverty” at a young age. It relates to the content because it has to do with childhood reading at home. ----> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/nyregion/for-poor-schoolchildren-a-poverty-of-words.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
2a. “She grumbled that it was ridiculous to expect secondary teachers to teach reading when they had so much content to cover. p.7 "It is like trying to build a car, while you are in the middle of the race"
Explanation: This quote rang very true to me, especially with the Common Core Standards.
b. “By ninth grade, many students have been defeated by test scores, letter grades, and special group. Struggling readers are embarrassed by their labels and often perceive reading as drudgery. This quote stood because many students think their brains are fixated and not malleable.
3a. On page 7, the author claims that he didn’t really “learn how to read” until he was in his thirties. This just doesn’t seem right to me.
b. On page 12, he says that because the students do the “bring-your-favorite-book-to-school” assignment that that is proof of those readers wanting to be good readers at one point.
4a. I liked the book assignment because it really made students feel comfortable with each other. They were not intimidated to bring some complex text to class. This was modeled very well by the teacher, allowing students to see that the teacher could let down her “English teacher” facade.
b. On page 5, I know that I have said this to students before. Sometimes it seems like the right solution at the time. But maybe not so much. Students say, “What did he mean I wasn’t concentrating? What kind of instruction was that? Pay Attention! I was paying attention.”
c. Really great article on “word poverty” at a young age. It relates to the content because it has to do with childhood reading at home. ----> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/nyregion/for-poor-schoolchildren-a-poverty-of-words.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
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