Handy Helpers for Guided Reading

Some reading or children may be to hard or way too complex for them to understand. Most of the time teachers do not recognize this and as a result their students suffer because of it.The article I read Handy Helpers for guided Reading provided five questions that teachers can ask while their students are engaging in reading activities. They consisted of how did the students feel, how did the reading sound, how long was the session, what records did you take and how hard did you work. Theses questions help teachers see when their students are struggling and different signs they can pick up on when a student needs assistance. The second question allows the teachers to see if the reading performed by the student sound accurate or if their needs to be more practice in that area. Each questions gives you guidance of what to focus on when teachers feel as though students need a since of guidance during their reading. In turn teachers can give students a better opportunity to enhance and better their reading.

Follow Link to read more: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/TRTR.01020/full

Vocab and Read Alouds

The emphasis on vocabulary has increased over the years. It is acknowledged that having a wide range of vocabulary knowledge considers you smart. Sadly that has become the case within our society and we need to prepare our students to be able to utilize and expand their knowledge with vocabulary use. One strategy I really enjoyed in the Vocabulary Lessons article was the development of word awareness through word play. The teacher created a word wall and allowed students to add to the wall whenever they discovered a word they did not know. If a child had a word to add to the wall they were rewarded and in turn making learning vocabulary fun. Another strategy I found interesting was engaging students activity with the vocab through reading. Children gain a plethora of information and word recognition through reading. This can be displayed independently, within class instruction, or through a read aloud. You are able to show students how words sound and verbally use them within the context of a reading or passage.

Questions to Consider:
1. What other ways can you utilize and encourage vocabulary use within your future classrooms?

Can you comprehend?

     Reading Comprehension is a very important part of reading. When students read it is important to pay attention to their fluency and other aspects of reading, but it is important to notice if they know and understand what it is that they are actually reading. One thing that stood out to me in the article were that people do not focus on reading comprehension strategies, however, these strategies are very crucial. If we create and implement different comprehension strategies while reading students understanding of the text would increase. I thought it was really creative that Mrs. Hope allowed students in her classroom to make C's, V's, or squiggly lines to signify connections, visuals or questions. By implementing these strategies within her classroom her students will be better prepared for their future endeavors in reading.