Knowing Children's Literature and Dedicating Time for Reading

7/27/2019

Chapter 7 & 8
Here are a few prompts to consider for these chapters. Please add any additional comments, connections, or reactions you have about this week's content.

Chapter 7: Knowing children's literature and getting students to discuss books is essential for building reading motivation within your classroom community. Share your reaction to the chapter and thoughts you have about next steps for your own practice.

Chapter 8: After reading the chapter, share a few ways in which you believe you can "sneak" a few moments of additional reading into your practice and/or get your students to reading at home.

Happy reading and posting!

2 Comments

Meg Norris

8/1/2019 03:51:04 pm

To promote literature to students, teachers also need to read at high volumes. Miller and Sharp throughout the text discuss how they read children's literature in order to stay current. I believe that teachers like students also need to read widely. This will allow them to be able to recommend books to engage students in high volumes of reading.

In order for students to read at high volumes, they need to read during the school day. To sneak in a few moments of reading, I wonder if morning work could be minimized so independent reading is promoted throughout the day not just during independent reading time within the schedule. I also think it is important to promote book clubs or reading clubs with students. When students read the same book or about a topic, they have a greater purpose for reading - to share their thinking with others and grow their understanding through collaboration.

Rita Sorrentino

8/6/2019 09:47:33 am

Meg, I totally agree that reading the same book or reading around the same topic gives students an opportunity to develop literacy skills, to share ideas, and to enjoy being an expert on a certain topic. I remember working with second graders who would say, "Oh, we can ask Mike. He knows all about that." They had observed book choices, had opportunity to converse, and did mini "interest" reports. It was rewarding to watch them develop relationships through books.

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