When I consider the correlation of reading and thinking I think of just how connected the two are. As a reader, I could not imagine myself reading without any thinking involved. There are times when I find myself reading for pleasure and before I notice, my thoughts have subconsciously started flowing.
As I am now a teacher of all things, and styles, of reading I have become more aware of the fact that reading and thinking work hand-in-hand because there is a need to comprehend anything we read, no matter the purpose of reading. This is why it is important that students are taught the use of metacognition because it makes us more aware of our thoughts as we read so that we are better able to synthesize new information.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Final Thoughts...
What a semester this has been! I must admit that I was quite hesitant prior to this class due to the fact that I have no knowledge of secondary literacy, at least I thought. As the semester began to unfold I began to consider that fact that things may not be as bad as I had expected.
One of the greatest thoughts I take from this course regarding secondary literacy is that I knew more than what I had given myself credit for. I have always wondered how fellow educators could actually enjoy teaching on secondary level. As the students are more mature and seem uninterested in school, or reading for that matter. Through class discussion, readings, and assignments I learned that students at all levels of education struggle with these issues. In secondary schools there are students interested in reading and learning and some that are not, as the same goes for primary students. Secondary students have various methods of learning, as primary students. The difference is in the teacher's approach in order to appeal to the minds of students.
I also appreciate the fact that I learned about the various forms of literacy, many of which I have never considered, and how teachers could use these forms of literacy in order to appeal to their students. Things like recipes, music, comics just to name a few could be used to really expand the reading interests and literacy among adolescent students. The writer of the text, Building Adolescent Literacy in Today's Classrooms, Andy Bomer really expanded my thinking on the literacy of students in a secondary classroom. He talked about ways educators could appreciate the various literacy students have as they enter the classroom. I immediately began to reflect on my personal teaching practices and considered ways to improve my approach to literacy in my classroom.
Throughout the first half of the semester, we as students, were encouraged to consider our own literacy practices. Prior to this course I have always considered how many books I have had the time to read in regards to my personal literacy practices. Often times we consider the novels and scholarly articles we have read, or the last time we composed our best formal writing when thinking of literacy practices and we sell ourselves short as readers and writers through limitations. After digging deeper into literacy and learning how wide the spectrum of literacy is, I am more aware of my personal literacy practices used daily.
One of the greatest thoughts I take from this course regarding secondary literacy is that I knew more than what I had given myself credit for. I have always wondered how fellow educators could actually enjoy teaching on secondary level. As the students are more mature and seem uninterested in school, or reading for that matter. Through class discussion, readings, and assignments I learned that students at all levels of education struggle with these issues. In secondary schools there are students interested in reading and learning and some that are not, as the same goes for primary students. Secondary students have various methods of learning, as primary students. The difference is in the teacher's approach in order to appeal to the minds of students.
I also appreciate the fact that I learned about the various forms of literacy, many of which I have never considered, and how teachers could use these forms of literacy in order to appeal to their students. Things like recipes, music, comics just to name a few could be used to really expand the reading interests and literacy among adolescent students. The writer of the text, Building Adolescent Literacy in Today's Classrooms, Andy Bomer really expanded my thinking on the literacy of students in a secondary classroom. He talked about ways educators could appreciate the various literacy students have as they enter the classroom. I immediately began to reflect on my personal teaching practices and considered ways to improve my approach to literacy in my classroom.
Throughout the first half of the semester, we as students, were encouraged to consider our own literacy practices. Prior to this course I have always considered how many books I have had the time to read in regards to my personal literacy practices. Often times we consider the novels and scholarly articles we have read, or the last time we composed our best formal writing when thinking of literacy practices and we sell ourselves short as readers and writers through limitations. After digging deeper into literacy and learning how wide the spectrum of literacy is, I am more aware of my personal literacy practices used daily.
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