The lesson plan of which I observed was very informative and poses a great idea to engage student in literacy. We as teacher often find that children have a hard time figuring out what to write. Some ideas may stem from experience in their young lives or of a story they have heard. By having the teacher showing the students how to create a found poem, it allows the student to be creative while still using another persons thoughts or ideas. In this lesson students listen to a story that is read by the teacher and writes down favorite sentences or phrases within that book. The students can then create their own poem using ideas from the story. This helps the students create meaningful poems with the aid of another author. Students will then gain the confidence they need to be able to create their own stories and poems later on.
I also thought it was a great idea for the parents to come and watch the children "perform". It gives the student the practice of speaking in front of a public audience and showing a sense of pride in their schoolwork. By allowing the students to invite the parents to the Found Poem Night, the parents can then see what their child is learning and how they are applying these skills to their daily routine. This type of activity encourages the parents to jump into the learning environment with their child. It also helps the parents see how important their role in their child's education is. This will hopefully encourage parents to want to be a part of their child's school routine and help apply some of these lessons at home through fun daily learning experiences.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Reflection of the Educational Video
The video of Wellwood Elementary School was very encouraging to watch. As I have stated in my introduction to this course, I have only been exposed to teaching 7-12 Mathematics and have viewed very little instruction in an elementary school setting. There were many effective strategies that the teacher in this video used. I really appreciated the word wall in which students were encouraged to make their own sentences. I also really enjoyed watching the teacher have a group learning experience with the English Language Learners. As a future teacher, I believe I will have an decent amount of English Language Learners and will have to find a way to instruct these English Language Learners while still being able to teach the predominately English-Speaking children. This type of situation is where differentiated instruction plays a crucial role in the classroom.
It was extremely helpful to see how the classroom was set up in order to help the needs of all the students. While it was independent reading time, children were allowed to choose a "station" of which they would try reading on their own. This teacher also brought the stories she read to real life. By asking the children questions while reading a story it helps the students connect to what it is they are reading or what is being read to them. This is a great method because it allowed the students to participate in the reading instead of just watching from the sidelines and not truly comprehending what is being read. I really enjoyed when the teacher said, "If I was just reading I would be doing my part but there is no confirmation that the students are understanding the story."
After viewing the video, I now have a better idea and a new approach to reading comprehension and literacy for young learners. It definitely broke down the idea of literacy so that it is now a smaller part of a bigger picture. I can now see how young children would need aid and assistance while learning how to read and how to form sentences. Literacy is the simple process of breaking the language down so that children are able to see how it is formed, what it represents and the meaning of communication. With the comprehension of literacy, children will be able to communicate effectively and excel in the classroom and in the world.
It was extremely helpful to see how the classroom was set up in order to help the needs of all the students. While it was independent reading time, children were allowed to choose a "station" of which they would try reading on their own. This teacher also brought the stories she read to real life. By asking the children questions while reading a story it helps the students connect to what it is they are reading or what is being read to them. This is a great method because it allowed the students to participate in the reading instead of just watching from the sidelines and not truly comprehending what is being read. I really enjoyed when the teacher said, "If I was just reading I would be doing my part but there is no confirmation that the students are understanding the story."
After viewing the video, I now have a better idea and a new approach to reading comprehension and literacy for young learners. It definitely broke down the idea of literacy so that it is now a smaller part of a bigger picture. I can now see how young children would need aid and assistance while learning how to read and how to form sentences. Literacy is the simple process of breaking the language down so that children are able to see how it is formed, what it represents and the meaning of communication. With the comprehension of literacy, children will be able to communicate effectively and excel in the classroom and in the world.
English Language Arts Standards
The English Language Arts has standards to help teachers reach a level of expectation that they believe their students should be at by the time the school year or lesson is finished. As with any subject, these standards come from the state itself and clearly express what the students should be able to do as a result of instruction from the teacher. New York Standards express how the students will show a level of understanding that is clearly outlined by the educators of Albany. In order to be able to get our students at a level we believe they should be at, teachers must first define what exactly literacy is and how we can help students understand the English Language Arts.
The English Language Arts is a complex subject that students should be able to master with help of parents, teacher, educators, and peers. Children become literate by instruction from the day they are born and throughout the rest of their lives. I work with children age 5 months - 10 months old. I talk to the children in the English Language as if they were adults because this is how children will be able to pick up key words and understand exactly what it is I am saying. For example, I teach my children how to say "Hi, Bye, Mama, Dada" and so on. I also help these children understand these words because I complete an action while I am asking them to say things. That is, when I am asking them to say "Bye-Bye" I am motioning a hand wave that symbolizes goodbye. This helps the child understand that "Bye-Bye" means someone is leaving.
Children are constantly learning from family members, teachers, strangers, adults and peers how to speak and comprehend the English Language. The standards help outline the simplistic meanings of how to understand writing, conversational texts, social cues, and argumentative statements. For a child to master literacy he or she must be able to read, write, draw conclusion from text, understand social cues, express argumentative points with details from documented sources, and make informative decisions based on factual information. The English Language Arts Standards helps teachers break down specific points throughout the school year in order to help them conform the building blocks of what literacy actually is. These teachers outline the standards so that they are able to leave a foundation for the next teacher to build on which helps the students take information they learned about prior to the grade they are currently in and helps them go a step further with what they already know.
Literacy is one of the most complex subjects due to the fact that it is a subject that dominates every single subject. In order for a child to be successful in school, he or she must be able to use their English Language Art skills in subjects such as Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Art, Music and so forth. Creating literate students will help the United States have informative citizens, successful governments, successful business owners and confident teachers. English Language Art Standards ensure that every child and teacher is held accountable for that it is they know and what it is they teach.
The English Language Arts is a complex subject that students should be able to master with help of parents, teacher, educators, and peers. Children become literate by instruction from the day they are born and throughout the rest of their lives. I work with children age 5 months - 10 months old. I talk to the children in the English Language as if they were adults because this is how children will be able to pick up key words and understand exactly what it is I am saying. For example, I teach my children how to say "Hi, Bye, Mama, Dada" and so on. I also help these children understand these words because I complete an action while I am asking them to say things. That is, when I am asking them to say "Bye-Bye" I am motioning a hand wave that symbolizes goodbye. This helps the child understand that "Bye-Bye" means someone is leaving.
Children are constantly learning from family members, teachers, strangers, adults and peers how to speak and comprehend the English Language. The standards help outline the simplistic meanings of how to understand writing, conversational texts, social cues, and argumentative statements. For a child to master literacy he or she must be able to read, write, draw conclusion from text, understand social cues, express argumentative points with details from documented sources, and make informative decisions based on factual information. The English Language Arts Standards helps teachers break down specific points throughout the school year in order to help them conform the building blocks of what literacy actually is. These teachers outline the standards so that they are able to leave a foundation for the next teacher to build on which helps the students take information they learned about prior to the grade they are currently in and helps them go a step further with what they already know.
Literacy is one of the most complex subjects due to the fact that it is a subject that dominates every single subject. In order for a child to be successful in school, he or she must be able to use their English Language Art skills in subjects such as Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Art, Music and so forth. Creating literate students will help the United States have informative citizens, successful governments, successful business owners and confident teachers. English Language Art Standards ensure that every child and teacher is held accountable for that it is they know and what it is they teach.
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