Megan's Reflection (Fox)
Reflection – Fox, Chap. 5
This chapter was so enlightening and I think it shares so much that will benefit us as future teachers! It discusses how children learn so much from various places and how we don’t take advantage of those experiences in the classroom. There are sixteen lessons she addresses. The first talks about how learning should be delightful. The second discusses how we as teachers how such low expectations for our students. However, when learning is made entertaining and informing, it become natural. The third warns us not to let our college education of child development limit students. The fourth encourages us as teachers to be a little crazy, loud and energetic and to let no accomplishment go unnoticed. This creates motivation and energy for the students to learn. The fifth warns us of the yawn. We need to make sure that what we read is interesting to the students and ourselves. The yawn is a danger signal. The sixth discusses how basal readers are literature killers and should be burned. The seventh encourages us to let our students see us enjoy, cry over, and be captivated by reading. The eighth discusses that classrooms should be equipped with real books that children enjoy, not just boring read-alongs. The ninth tells us that reading is better taught with stories, not the ABCs. This is because stories have clues that help students figure out the words they get stuck on. The tenth encourages us to not put limits on our student’s desires to read. Let them try out the books they are interested in reading, even if they are more advanced. The eleventh tells us to let our student’s choose which books they want to read. As adults, what we read may depend on our mood or needs. We should give the children the same choice. The twelfth encourages us to supply our classrooms with the best variety of the best literature possible. The thirteenth discusses reading aloud and its benefits to new readers. The fourteenth states that worksheets are useless and have no reason. This is discouraging to young readers. The fifteenth tells us to create a comfortable and appealing environment that the children can read in. Finally, the sixteenth stresses once more that teachers should read aloud with energy and feeling.
Though this chapter covered a lot of material, it was all very interesting and applicable! I plan to take this advice and follow it to my best ability in my own classroom one day. Hopefully, then my students will be flourishing readers, who can’t wait to open that next book!
This chapter was so enlightening and I think it shares so much that will benefit us as future teachers! It discusses how children learn so much from various places and how we don’t take advantage of those experiences in the classroom. There are sixteen lessons she addresses. The first talks about how learning should be delightful. The second discusses how we as teachers how such low expectations for our students. However, when learning is made entertaining and informing, it become natural. The third warns us not to let our college education of child development limit students. The fourth encourages us as teachers to be a little crazy, loud and energetic and to let no accomplishment go unnoticed. This creates motivation and energy for the students to learn. The fifth warns us of the yawn. We need to make sure that what we read is interesting to the students and ourselves. The yawn is a danger signal. The sixth discusses how basal readers are literature killers and should be burned. The seventh encourages us to let our students see us enjoy, cry over, and be captivated by reading. The eighth discusses that classrooms should be equipped with real books that children enjoy, not just boring read-alongs. The ninth tells us that reading is better taught with stories, not the ABCs. This is because stories have clues that help students figure out the words they get stuck on. The tenth encourages us to not put limits on our student’s desires to read. Let them try out the books they are interested in reading, even if they are more advanced. The eleventh tells us to let our student’s choose which books they want to read. As adults, what we read may depend on our mood or needs. We should give the children the same choice. The twelfth encourages us to supply our classrooms with the best variety of the best literature possible. The thirteenth discusses reading aloud and its benefits to new readers. The fourteenth states that worksheets are useless and have no reason. This is discouraging to young readers. The fifteenth tells us to create a comfortable and appealing environment that the children can read in. Finally, the sixteenth stresses once more that teachers should read aloud with energy and feeling.
Though this chapter covered a lot of material, it was all very interesting and applicable! I plan to take this advice and follow it to my best ability in my own classroom one day. Hopefully, then my students will be flourishing readers, who can’t wait to open that next book!
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