Greetings Readers!
Chapters 7 and 8 introduced me to the most awesome comprehension strategies. These strategies will increase comprehension from my struggling readers to my advanced readers. The strategies I liked best were the Language Chart, K-W-L graphic organizer, I-Chart, and Double Entry Journal. I am also going to incorporate the Literature Circle sometime this year. I have always struggled with this concept so it will be nice to gain a new tool while helping my students increase their comprehension.
I want my students to enjoy reading, so the more I can build their comprehension the more they might want to read.
I chose to listen to the podcast "A Strategic Plan for Creating Strategic Readers." The author spoke about teachers always using the curriculum, instruction, and assessment. It is important for the teacher to always address and include the multiple intelligences. I consistently follow the curriculum for instruction and assessment. However, I need to do a better job of incorporating assignments and assessments for multiple intelligences. This will help me interest all students as well as have them build more critical thinking abilities.
What strategies interested you the most?
Until next time.....happy reading and teaching! :-)
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Reading Is Fun!
Greetings Fellow Readers!
Chapter 6: Helping Readers Build Fluency and Vocabulary discusses my favorite aspects of teaching English Language Arts. Many students across the country struggle with fluency and comprehension. My 8th graders are no exception! However, I absolutely love comprehension and fluency activities. There are so many strategies available that it makes it absolutely fun. I truly believe that fun is the key to taking away the stress and have them learn without realizing it.
This chapter had some great ideas for building vocabulary. I am going to use the vocab-o-gram and knowledge chart. This year my school has a Reading and ELA teacher per grade level. I am the ELA teacher so my entire focus right now is on writing skills in preparation for the 8th grade writing assessment in January. However, my students read an informational article related to each writing topic. I have been searching for quick ways to incorporate the vocabulary piece to increase comprehension and writing abilities. The vocabulary knowledge chart is just what I need to meet this standard.
Fluency is the piece that truly grates on my nerves. I'm just being honest. Hearing students read paragraphs of halting words makes me want to rip out my hair! Thankfully, there are fun ways to increase fluency without putting anyone on the spot. Chapter 6 listed some of the strategies I use: choral reading, reader's theatre, and partner reading. These can be as in-depth as you want to make them. Students become so engrossed that they don't even realize how much they are learning.
My inquiry project is focused on increasing family literacy. Yes, this is a big undertaking. However, by incorporating some of these strategies in family friendly ways can make it possible. By using these strategies I can incorporate them into a literacy quilt, powerpoint, glogster, or prezi. Actually I think a facebook page with pictorial timelines and short explanations will be more engaging for my students.
Happy Reading! :-)
Chapter 6: Helping Readers Build Fluency and Vocabulary discusses my favorite aspects of teaching English Language Arts. Many students across the country struggle with fluency and comprehension. My 8th graders are no exception! However, I absolutely love comprehension and fluency activities. There are so many strategies available that it makes it absolutely fun. I truly believe that fun is the key to taking away the stress and have them learn without realizing it.
This chapter had some great ideas for building vocabulary. I am going to use the vocab-o-gram and knowledge chart. This year my school has a Reading and ELA teacher per grade level. I am the ELA teacher so my entire focus right now is on writing skills in preparation for the 8th grade writing assessment in January. However, my students read an informational article related to each writing topic. I have been searching for quick ways to incorporate the vocabulary piece to increase comprehension and writing abilities. The vocabulary knowledge chart is just what I need to meet this standard.
Fluency is the piece that truly grates on my nerves. I'm just being honest. Hearing students read paragraphs of halting words makes me want to rip out my hair! Thankfully, there are fun ways to increase fluency without putting anyone on the spot. Chapter 6 listed some of the strategies I use: choral reading, reader's theatre, and partner reading. These can be as in-depth as you want to make them. Students become so engrossed that they don't even realize how much they are learning.
My inquiry project is focused on increasing family literacy. Yes, this is a big undertaking. However, by incorporating some of these strategies in family friendly ways can make it possible. By using these strategies I can incorporate them into a literacy quilt, powerpoint, glogster, or prezi. Actually I think a facebook page with pictorial timelines and short explanations will be more engaging for my students.
Happy Reading! :-)
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