A great bulletin board to get students excited about reading!
The idea that interested me the most in the reading from this week was the idea that rather than instructing by identifying what children do not know, we must identify what children do know. By allowing every child to believe that he or she can read and write allows them to feel confident when beginning their reading and writing adventure! It is vital to provide support and opportunities for children to use what they know to learn new things (Bell, 2002, p.10). I love the idea of bringing in common objects, such as a McDonalds bag, for the students to identify so they can feel confident that they do know words and are not discouraged when they begin to read. I believe that the most important thing as a teacher is to be excited about reading so that the students get excited as well. Providing a print-rich environment and allowing many opportunities for the students to read and write is important in the beginning stages of literacy.
Mallory, I love this example of environmental print. Almost every child has seen the McDonalds golden arches and recognizes them right away. I like how you mentioned that this environmental print helps students feel confident that they already know some words. How clever this teacher is to incorporate environmental print with students' names. I love it. Do you know what it says on all of those french fries?
This was a very interesting read! When I read about this in the article, this topic definitely popped out in my mind as inspirational. I loved it when she talked about how on the first day of class, she asked the children who could read and no one raised their hand. But after showing them they could identify McDonalds, etc. they realized and were excited to know that they really could read!
Mallory, I love this example of environmental print. Almost every child has seen the McDonalds golden arches and recognizes them right away. I like how you mentioned that this environmental print helps students feel confident that they already know some words. How clever this teacher is to incorporate environmental print with students' names. I love it. Do you know what it says on all of those french fries?
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting read! When I read about this in the article, this topic definitely popped out in my mind as inspirational. I loved it when she talked about how on the first day of class, she asked the children who could read and no one raised their hand. But after showing them they could identify McDonalds, etc. they realized and were excited to know that they really could read!
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