Comprehension
The two readings I chose are the Gregory and Cahill article, and the Pardo article. Both dealt with comprehension and how you can teach the skill to comprehend reading at a young age. I liked that the first reading by Gregory and Cahill because I felt I could relate to it better from a teaching standpoint. When the reading explained a concept, it always provided an idea or example of how a teacher did it in their own classroom. Personally, I learn better when I read about or see examples that I can follow or go off of and create myself. I really liked the idea of starting off with "schemas" and then incorporating different hand signs to show the teacher what you want to say. I think that this will be very beneficial for me to know in my classroom!
The Pardo article, in my opinion, was more geared towards scholarly readers and I felt was written in a literature for a teacher to understand. I like that they explained activities or tips and tricks with each component of comprehension in the article, but it was very hard for me to read. One thing I did like was that it showed how to get to know the text you choose for your students in many different ways. I think I will be referring back to this article when trying to choose what to use in my classroom for reading and especially in comprehension training!
I thought this was a cool thing to have in the classroom, although I'm SURE it could be a little more fun and colorful! :)
I also found the examples in the Gregory and Cahill article to be helpful. I had never heard of introducing the language of schemas to children at such a young age, but I can see the benefits of the children knowing more about how we learn.
ReplyDeleteI agree that examples of how to implement the material into an actual classroom end up being more useful than just straight out facts. That's why I really like the Reading 430. It's not so theory based and we are actually learning things we can use!
ReplyDeleteI also found the Pardo article a little hard to read but I definitely want to keep it as a reference for when I will actually be using these skills in the classroom. And I like what Lauren said I love how we are actually learning how to teach for once! I have gathered so much information over the past year or so and most of it is irrelevant to me because I don't have the in class experiences. I can't wait to try out all of the great strategies we have learned!
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