Kendrah's C/4 Reflection

As I was reading chapter 4 I came across a the section "helping children select a range of book in a particular genre" and I found it interesting. I recently did a running record with a boy in my field experience classroom who mentioned that he had read almost all of the "Arthur" books and his book was the last series. Taberski gave a scenario about Joan and how she enjoyed reading books from a certain collection. Taberski said that it is important to introduce other chapter books as well because the child might enjoy it as much as the books they like to read. When the boy had told me that he had read almost all of the Arthur book collection it never cross my mind to recommend him to read a variety of genres because it seemed like he was really into it. I realize that I should help him broaden his horizon and encourage him to read the many literature out there. Like Taberski I find it very effective to use running records and conferences. I'm learning more about children and how I can help in the child's learning process as well how I can be a better teacher.