Leila's Chapter 7 Reflection

In my class, we regularly have read aloud and shared reading in whole group. I have practiced many of the strategies that Sharon had mentioned in this chapter. I always "stop to think" here and there throughout the chapter that I'm reading and engaged the students to what had just happen in the story. I feel that helps the children realizes that this is an important point that will affect what will happen later on in the book. When we come across a word that we don't know, we write it down on an index card and search up the definition after when we are done reading the story. Then we put up the index card among other words on the word wall.

The past books we hadbeen reading were Charolette's Web and Esperanza. With the Charolette's Web book, the children have been working on story mapping. They just turned in a timeline of the main events in the story. As for every chapter, they do a prediction sheet in which they write down what they think will happen in the story only from reading the title of the chapter. Afterwards, they evaluated their predictions with support from the chapter and they make a connection or idea to that chapter. As for the other book, they listen to it at the end of the class for enjoyment. There is no work that my mentor ask for them to do.

Overall, I like how this chapter is divided into many read aloud and shared reading strategies for a whole class. I know what to look for in each strategy. Also, I like how Sharon suggests some books for you to go find and use for every grade level. It is very helpful!