Saturday, September 19, 2009
3321 LIT T/R Whoops I didn't mean to post that last one Disregard that o.k Ok well as you saw on the first post for Saturday I went ahead and included the website for discounted Audrey Penn books. I like what I read from her and to quote one of our classmates"OH I LOVE Audrey Penn!" I look forward to reading some of the other books that we had in class on Thursday. Those books that had the story told from the perspective of insects were too cute. I want to try to get those books for my kids as well as students. It is so neat how the books incorpoorate science and ecology. Those subjects sometimes scare kids away or bore them. In this way they are attracted to them because they get to view the pictures and interact with the characters in the book because of the personification that is used. The insects or whatever the creatures, are thought of as a friend or a brother or a sister in the child's mind. The authors make sure and make the stories relevant. The children can relate everyday experiences with the experiences of the characters in the books. It's important for our children to be able to identify ,with the books they read,so that they will enjoy their reading experiences. This will hopefully foster alove for reading in them that they might not otherwise develop. If a book is boring or doesn't relate to them,
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I now am a fan of Audrey Penn I like the way her website is set up. She apparantly has a series of books about Chester Raccoon.
http://www.tanglewoodbooks.com/penn.html Here is her website. I tried to put some of the books in my blog but they wouldn't upload. I really think these books about chester reacoon are very sweet and touching. She has another book called the kiss goodbye. I think her books are something worth looking into.I enjoyed making our graphic organizer on Chester Racoon. It made the book have more significance in my mind.
Monday, September 14, 2009
3321 TR knowing what you read
Hello this is Karen I hope everyone has had a great weekend. I know that this blog is due on Tuesday. Tuesday is My husband's birthday, and mine is Thursday so I decided to go ahead and do it now. I was able to borrow the book from one of my classmates.I just finished reading chapter 3. The chapter was about reading and actually understanding what you read. I know often times I read and if the material is not particularly interesting to me, I often don't remember the material.The book was talking about how a student can be an excellent reader and still not understand what you are reading.I'm kind of experiencing this currently with my twins. The boy is a very slow reader but he understands what he reads, for the most part. His twin sister can read so beautifully she could be a successful prose reader but until just recently if I asked her what the material was about. We are working on getting better. I know my son has a vision problem and that causes the lack of speed. I can read the chapter and truly relate to what is being said. In the chapter there was much emphasis on which books to pick to suit the children. I know that when I teach my students and my own children as well I'm going to use this resource. i like the parts of emphasis on vocabulary. I agree , as I think most of us will agree that if there are too many unknown words in at text interest is lost. I plan on using the tell aloud method with my resource students. I also look so forward to being able to incorporate dramatic play into as many lessons as I can. I f I had my way I would minor in Drama but this will be a great outlet for all who are involved. I noticed in the end of the chapter a book I've named in one of my past blogs "Too Many Tamales" is used as an example to help with cultures & holidays. I think this chapter is very helpful with suggestions on how to make reading and not only reading but comprehending fun and something to look forward to. I hope you all have a blessed night. See you tomorrow in class. Karen Rodriguez
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