Chelsea's Reflection (Ch.7, On Solid Ground)

Chapter 7 is mainly about teaching students reading strategies through demonstration of read alouds and shared readings in a whole class setting. Throughout the chapter, Sharon explains what types of strategies a teacher could teach to his/her students by role playing it right in front of them. She doesn't explain to her students that what she is doing is a reading strategy that they should use when they are reading, but just demonstrates it in hope that the children will catch on to applying those strategies when they are reading to become strategic readers. I enjoyed most of the strategies Sharon uses with her students. I think each and every one of them can be really effective in the classroom. The strategies she uses are very open-ended and visual. I like how she uses chart paper to write down what she is asking the students. I also liked her strategy of having the students stop and think about what they are writing. She sometimes has them write down questions or predictions of the story to see if they can comprehend. Like I have mentioned before, I am anticipating the day when I can try some of these strategies with my students. I really enjoy reading when I am interested, and I am hoping that I can get my students to enjoy reading by leading them to strategies that can help them understand what they are reading and put the story together.