I think that the probable passage is the reading strategy that I would most likely implement the most into my classroom. I think that it really draws upon students’ creativity and allows them to develop growth in things such as vocabulary. I appreciated that Beers put her worksheet for probable passage exercises into the book because it breaks down the way she wants her students to think. I think by doing a worksheet such as this, it helps the students to know what is expected of them and in which direction they should be focusing their thinking.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Chapter Six
Chapter six introduces
different reading strategies that are key elements of a good reading classroom
that creates independent readers. One of the elements that seemed to be brought
up again and again within the strategies is that it is imperative for students
to revisit the information after they are done reading. I found this to be helpful because it allows
students to fully reflect on what they have read and whether or not their
opinions about the theme or characters have changed throughout the book. I also
thought that by doing this with the students it would help develop their
independent reading skills because they could perhaps apply the same thought
process to another book, or by reflecting on the book expand their minds when
it comes to controversial topics, as seen in when the teacher was introducing
his students to The Diary of Anne Frank.
When reading this section I liked that the teacher’s questions seemed
uncensored, not that they were inappropriate, but I feel as though teachers
today have to be so careful about what they ask students, especially relating
to controversial topics, For example, when reading books pertaining to the
Holocaust it is important to ask the students controversial questions in order
for them to understand the severity of the situation, as well as to gain a
deeper meaning into the lives of people such as Anne Frank.
I think that the probable passage is the reading strategy that I would most likely implement the most into my classroom. I think that it really draws upon students’ creativity and allows them to develop growth in things such as vocabulary. I appreciated that Beers put her worksheet for probable passage exercises into the book because it breaks down the way she wants her students to think. I think by doing a worksheet such as this, it helps the students to know what is expected of them and in which direction they should be focusing their thinking.
I think that the probable passage is the reading strategy that I would most likely implement the most into my classroom. I think that it really draws upon students’ creativity and allows them to develop growth in things such as vocabulary. I appreciated that Beers put her worksheet for probable passage exercises into the book because it breaks down the way she wants her students to think. I think by doing a worksheet such as this, it helps the students to know what is expected of them and in which direction they should be focusing their thinking.
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Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteI, too, like the probable passage strategy. I see this as really useful in getting kids to think deeply and/or outside the box. Knowing there isn't a right or wrong answer at this point is helpful to kids as well.