chapter 12

Chapter 12 talks about independent reading. Independent reading is when students spend time reading and responding to books at their own pace to self-selected books. Classrooms need to have a library with a wide range of books of different topics, genres, and different levels of difficulty so that students can have enough choices to select from. Storing and displaying books is critical to helping children access books that are engaging. Teachers need to ensure that students have regular and sufficient time for independent reading. Teachers also need to have one-on-one time with each student so that they can monitor student progress and provide guidance if necessary.

chapter 11

Chapter 11 talks about shared Reading. Shared reading is a collaborative activity in which students and teachers read carefully selected texts. When doing shared reading the teacher and a group of students should sit close together to read and reread in unison. Shared reading has two important purposes: It gives children an enjoyable literacy experience so that they grow to love stories and become fascinated with the sounds of book language. Second, shared reading lessons systematically show how print works so children can become independent readers and writers. Teachers should be sitting low enough to maintain eye contact with students.

Genre Presentations

I really enjoyed the presentations on Monday. They were all well done and I got some good ideas out of their activities that they did. I can see how important it is to get the students involved in literature and make the activities interesting and interactive. Great job everybody!