So, far the first week of summer II has been pretty interesting. I have learned new things: How to blog...and some neat strategies from Dr. Harris that will be very helpful to me this coming 2009-2010 school year. The new things I have learned in this class will benefit my son Antonio, who will be a 4th grader this next year (we all know writing TAKS!) and my students that I tutor during the school year.
This class is building my schema on the aspects of reading and writing; it will also help me to be a better reading tutor to my kiddos at school. This new knowledge that I am gaining is giving me confidence to better help my tutoring students and my son. I have a deeper understanding of the reading process and the steps that help students better understand what they are reading. The first year that I tutored, I felt lost, because I was unsure of my skills as a tutor. As, my college education has progressed, so has my ability to aid my students.
Learning about the reading process gives me a better idea on how to approach the needs of my students. Dr. Harris mentioned several strategies, on how to break down the reading process and how to encourage the feedback of the students to check for understanding. I like the idea of having the students having grand conversations, they get to pause and discuss their comprehension of what they read as a group. This allows them to see each others point of view and gain new insights.
The writing process is all coming back to me now. It has been a long time since I had to pull that information from my file cabinet; and I have definitely added to to it this week. I really enjoy how Dr. Harris is changing my views of what the writing process is all about. I recall is as a boring and annoying thing that I had to do in my early years. She has given me a fresh start. I feel that writing can be a fun process, not just a cumbersome task I had to do as child. With this new beginning, I feel that I can make a similar impact on those students that will depend on me. I hope to make them feel that it is a neat and challenging journey to be enjoyed. Who know, maybe inspire a few to make a career out of it.
So needless to say, I hope to acquire more knowledge in the coming three weeks.
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Great comments - I am glad to hear that your views on writing are changing. It is possible and do-able:) Have fun with it, that is the point:)
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I have to agree with you Maria. I think that having the students pause and discuss their understanding of a particular reading can give children the opportunity to open their minds to different points of view. It is a great way to help children learn that every mind thinks differently.
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