Chapter 9 Emphasize Shared Reading
I found
this chapter very interesting because they don’t think that after grade 2
should meet every day in a reading group and I think that couldn’t be is
further from the truth (p133). Students
in all grade levels should meet in a reading group to shared ideas and reading
to other on the same reading level to encourage each other in what they are
doing. Coming from a learning disabled background filled
with being made fun of and feeling like I am less of a students because of my disability,
I know what it like to read ahead just so when the teacher gets to you turn you
don’t mess up and the whole class laughs at you. Shared reading in leveled reading groups is
what this school does and I wouldn’t have it any other way! I love the fact
that students can learn about reading with a teacher who is teaching on their level. They are not made to feel less just because
they are not reading what the others are reading. Shared reading gives the teacher to teach a
topic of reading to the whole class at the same time and if the students do not
understand something they can hear from the whole class of ideas of what the
teacher is explaining. They have each other to bounce ideas off of.
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI agree that a blanket statement of students not needing to meet everyday in grade two and above is not quite the best message. I feel that there are many reasons that daily guided reading groups would be beneficial. I wonder if the author is referring to the older fashioned way of approaching leveled reading groups for the pure purpose of learning how to read by moving through levels, whereas we know the benefits of flexible guided reading groups that incorporate strategies based on the students'individual needs. Thank you for sharing your experience in learning how to read. I know several of your current students have felt the same way as you did growing up and you may wish to share with them your own experience. You have already done this!
Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteMy heart hurt when I read your blog post about how many times when teachers use a round robin form of reading it can be anxiety inducing and create a fear of failure in our students who are growing readers. You are right, shared reading gives opportunities for all of our students to not only grow as readers but to enjoy reading too.