The book reading and article this
week allowed me to realize how important a strong literacy history is to a
strong literacy future. When a child is
younger, observation of their parents is a building block to their learning and
curiosity for literacy. It’s important to have your family involved in your
literacy and learning. As the book states “Children who have had lots of early
literacy encounters can’t wait to learn to read!”(pg.33). A child’s family and adults involved in their lives are potentially the most important figures in
their learning ability and literacy. Where a child comes from and the community
that they are a part of plays a big role in their literacy and how much they
may care about it. In the Joneses family, education became important when some had to choose other things over the opportunity of an education. Education becomes more valuable when it may be taken away. The adults involved build the
literacy foundation of a child and if the adults give the push they are hopeful
that the children will respond to it. It’s important that literacy and
education are a central part of the family just like the Joneses. As I read the
article I wonder how much better the world would be if more families had as
strong as a literacy foundation as the Joneses. What if more families did the
same? Going back to the book reading I found some of the classroom tips very
useful like:- Provide a Variety of Things to Write With and On- To younger children a piece of lined paper and pencil can look so boring and dreadful. I find this idea as very fun and interacting. Writing gives children a way to express themselves and letting them use different things besides just lined paper will help them get more excited about learning.
- Provide a Print- Rich Classroom- I always remember having interactive calendars and boards all around my younger classrooms and enjoying the bright colors. It gave me a willing and excited place to learn and want to read and understand my surroundings.Attached is an article that I found discussing ideas about how to make literacy the center of a home.
I found both of the readings important this week and wanted to find ways that I could potentially help my students become better readers. I think having literacy supporting parents and guardians is a big part in how a child feels about learning as a whole. I wanted to find ways that I could help my students families create a literacy based home.
Attached is an article I found discussing ideas about how to make literacy the center of a home.
I also was excited to find ways that I, as a teacher, could help my students get excited about literacy and learning words to expand their reading. Attached is a list of games that I found on Pinterest that include practicing the basic needs of literacy.
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