Summary notes
Reading
Accuracy
Emphasis
Interest
Organization
Usefulness
Emphasis
Interest
Organization
Usefulness
Efferent
Efferent reading occurs when we are reading to learn the information. The teaching strategies below will describe different ways students can efferent read. Ways such as: -Split Note Taking: An effective way to take notes, allows the student to develop the ability to summarize, paraphrase, get the gist, and differentiate big idea's from little idea's. -Question & Answer Relationship: Working in partners one person will read the text looking for and noting the important concepts. The other person will read the text looking for questions to ask their partner. -Annotation: Notes made while reading. By underlining, staring, circling, and many more annotation marks students can really dive into the reading which enables them to pull the material apart, picking the important information out. -Read, Write, Pair, Share: Allows for students to read the material alone first practicing their efferent reading skills. Next the students write down their impressions or reactions of the text. They are then to pair up with someone and bounce idea's off, and question each other's thinking. Finally, there is a large group discussion. |
Aesthetic
Aesthetic reading is reading for pure enjoyment. That is the desired state in which we want all students to achieve; having the passion to read aesthetically. Once a student has developed the love for reading, they will develop faster in their literacy skills because they will be reading on their own time. For a student who does not like reading, like I was when I was younger, it becomes harder to develop the literacy skills. The key to getting a student to start reading aesthetically is finding them a good book. |
writing
5 Stages of Writing
The focus of the writing process is to dive into what the students think about and do when they are writing. The 5 stages are Pre-writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing. Pre-Writing: Getting ready to write. Students engage in writing before they have fully understood the topic. Through talking, reading, and writing they can discover what they know about the topic and what direction they intend to go. - Write on topics based on own experiences - Identify audience and purpose of writing - Consider form - Gather and organize information Drafting: Pour out idea's without concern of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and organization. - Modify purpose, form, and audience - Complete two or three drafts before moving to the next step Revising: Clarify and refine idea's within their writing. The revising stage is where students tend to break the writing process. Thinking that once they have written down their idea's the writing process is over. -Rereading the draft -Sharing the draft with peers -Revising on the basis of the feedback -Conferencing with teacher Editing: Putting piece into final form. Here the students focus is on the mechanics of their writing. -Distance from writing -Proofreading for errors -Correct errors Publishing: Bring their writing to life by publishing or presenting it. -Making final copies of their writing -Sharing writing orally, electronically or both |
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Viewing & Representing
Where I'm From: Inviting Students' Lives into the Classroom
"I am from" Poem
By finding a space to fit students' lives into the curriculum is a way to create a sense of belonging within the classroom. "I am from" poem is a strategy for teachers to learn about the students' backgrounds. It gives the students a chance to critically express themselves in their own creative way. When I took part in this process of creating a poem that expresses me, it made me feel part of something. I can see how presenting the poem to others can help with creating a positive classroom environment. You can see below my finished product .
By finding a space to fit students' lives into the curriculum is a way to create a sense of belonging within the classroom. "I am from" poem is a strategy for teachers to learn about the students' backgrounds. It gives the students a chance to critically express themselves in their own creative way. When I took part in this process of creating a poem that expresses me, it made me feel part of something. I can see how presenting the poem to others can help with creating a positive classroom environment. You can see below my finished product .
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Speaking & Listening
Book talks
The sharing of books serves two important purposes in the speaking and listening portion of literacy. One, it allows for the presenter to work of their public speaking skills and two, it allows the listeners to develop their active listening skills.
I had an opportunity to take part in a book talk myself. I found the process of choosing a set of two books that would be interesting to my audience quite challenging. I think that students need to develop the skill of appealing to their audience. I also believe that providing feedback to the presenters will allow the listeners to actively engage in the presentation.
Below you can see my two choices of books, and how I controlled my presentation to hold the engagement of my audience, and how I felt providing feedback.
The sharing of books serves two important purposes in the speaking and listening portion of literacy. One, it allows for the presenter to work of their public speaking skills and two, it allows the listeners to develop their active listening skills.
I had an opportunity to take part in a book talk myself. I found the process of choosing a set of two books that would be interesting to my audience quite challenging. I think that students need to develop the skill of appealing to their audience. I also believe that providing feedback to the presenters will allow the listeners to actively engage in the presentation.
Below you can see my two choices of books, and how I controlled my presentation to hold the engagement of my audience, and how I felt providing feedback.
" I Like Myself"
Written by Karen Beaumont Illustrated by David Catrow In my feedback from my peers, I got many compliments on my enthusiasm in my voice. Speaking to a crowd, your tone of voice is so important. This concept goes along with knowing your audience. I knew that my audience was university students that already had a three hour class before my presentation. So I knew that I had to be inviting and upbeat. Therefore I read with passion and excitement. Showing my audience many pictures and funny lines to keep them interested and awake. |
" Oddly Normal V.1"
Written and Illustrated by Otis Frampton Oddly Normal is a graphic novel that involves a female main character. I knew that my particular audience did not take to graphic novels very well. So when I was speaking about this graphic novel, I talked about how it would relate to the curriculum. I felt that in order to keep the attention of my listeners I had to connect with the questions they had. Providing Feedback While listening to my peers present their choice of books, I felt it was easy to think of questions and comments for their presentations. The one thing that I found was hard about providing the feedback after the presentation, was that I found myself forgetting what came to mind throughout. I think that next time I do this, I will take down jot notes to enable me to remember my thoughts and feelings. |
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