This
week’s reading of Subjects Matter Chapter
Five provided many examples on how to implement pre-reading, during reading,
and after reading strategies into the classroom. Some of the exercises listed I
was already familiar with, but the majority of them were new to me. I was
intrigued by all the different strategies, and I could definitely see myself using
many of them in my future classroom. Other than the multiple examples provided,
one point I took from this chapter is that it is critical to work with students
before, while, and after they read in order to help them understand the
material. Just assigning students a text without any guidance or discussion is
not enough. As teachers, we need to use activities and guided questions to help
students make sense of what they are going to read, are reading, or are finished
reading.
I also found Chapter Seven equally as important in this
week’s readings as Chapter Five. In Chapter Seven, Daniels and Zemelman stress
the importance of having a community in the school. I highly agree with the
idea that the classroom news to be a home to trust, where students can feel
comfortable going to their teacher for questions and concerns. It may not sound
like much, but I have found in my own experiences that this can determine whether
or not I enjoy a class. I remember having teachers in middle and high school where
I did not understand something, but I was terrified to ask them for help
because if I did they would get mad that I did not understand it the first
time. As teachers, we must understand that not every student will understand
everything we teach, especially not the first time we teach it. We need to have
patient and make sure that students feel comfortable enough to come to us with
questions. I think one way of doing this is to encourage students to talk to
other students or their teacher if they have any concerns or questions. This is
an important part of learning, and as teachers, we should be very understanding
of students who may need extra help; part of our job to make sure we are
reaching all of our students.
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