So I realized I am so behind on my posts. It's not that I haven't been reading, but I guess I have been mulling over all the different information I have been getting about literacy and learning in the class. It is all new to me and I am finding myself reading and thinking about how I am reading all at the same time. Then I think about how to apply these new concepts and theories on literacy into my teaching bag of tricks. It is so much easier and more convenient for me to mentally fall back on the methods I was taught myself (oh, so many years ago). I will have to consciously veer from that framework and be vigilant.
I don't know. It is definitely hard work to figure out all the strategies I use to read different genres. And now we get transactional theory in teaching reading and a whole new way to look at literacy! I love it. Talk about brain overload!! I am processing as fast as I can.
So I'll return to the book and the framework for apprenticeship teaching model next post.
I have noticed that I am more aware of my reading now...since having started this class and blog. It is funny isnt it? I sometimes think "oh...i just used one of the strategies in my book!" and other times I think "man...ive got no reading comprehension today!
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I've noticed that also. I think I will be a stronger reader myself after all of this, and we will all be better teachers. Yeah!
ReplyDeleteI definitly agree! This class will help us all be better teachers as we learn more about the theories in literacy. This is a great course. Your thoughts are great!
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