Context for Understanding: Educational Learning Theories
Adolescent Literacy by National Council of Teacher for English
1. How does elementary reading instruction contribute to poor literacy attainment for older children?
Elementary reading instruction contributes to poor literacy attainment for older children because instead of teaching children how to read to look for ideas, information, and concepts, children are only being taught the processes of reading.
2. What reading test scores good for?
Reading test scores are beneficial to show which students still need extra help with reading. However, instead of focusing on helping children learn to read, teachers and governement officials are only worried about raising test scores, not helping the children.
Reading test scores are beneficial to show which students still need extra help with reading. However, instead of focusing on helping children learn to read, teachers and governement officials are only worried about raising test scores, not helping the children.
3. What reality about a literacy myth surprised you the most? Why?
While reading the literac myths, the reality that surprised me the most was that just because a child exhibits difficulty reading in one subject does not mean that they have difficulty in everything that they read. Just because a child can not read word math problems, it does not mean that they can not read anything else. Many students need educated in each subject content reading.
While reading the literac myths, the reality that surprised me the most was that just because a child exhibits difficulty reading in one subject does not mean that they have difficulty in everything that they read. Just because a child can not read word math problems, it does not mean that they can not read anything else. Many students need educated in each subject content reading.
4.
What do you know about teaching reading comprehension in the content
areas? Give an example of a strategy you might use to teach reading
during a science or social studies lesson.
When it comes to teaching reading comprehension in the content aread classrooms, I know it is beneficial to the students and the teachers. Reading literature is different than reading sciences and reading science is different than reading math. If a content teacher fails to teach students how to read that specific content, the students will not learn and the teacher will not be able to move to the next unit without the students understand the previous one. An example of a teaching strategy for a science class is to apple three reading strategies: before, during, and after. Before the students read the content in the science unit, have them preview headings and ask questions about misunderstandings, make predictions on what they might learn, and brainstorm. While the students are reading they can re-read, ask questions, and infer. Finally, when the students have finished reading, they can summarize and reflect on what they read.
When it comes to teaching reading comprehension in the content aread classrooms, I know it is beneficial to the students and the teachers. Reading literature is different than reading sciences and reading science is different than reading math. If a content teacher fails to teach students how to read that specific content, the students will not learn and the teacher will not be able to move to the next unit without the students understand the previous one. An example of a teaching strategy for a science class is to apple three reading strategies: before, during, and after. Before the students read the content in the science unit, have them preview headings and ask questions about misunderstandings, make predictions on what they might learn, and brainstorm. While the students are reading they can re-read, ask questions, and infer. Finally, when the students have finished reading, they can summarize and reflect on what they read.
5.
What kind of literacy do you have that was not acknowledge in school?
(Literacy means being able to use texts and technologies to accomplish
one's purpose in the world.)
A type of literacy that I posess that was not acknowledge in my school was the inability to use a computer to write papers and essays. Many of my teachers throughout school wanted handwritten papers. Handwritting papers is an extremly difficult task for me. While writing, I brainstorm and begin writing something a quickly change my thoughts. When I write on a computer, it is easy for me to change my thoughts. However, when I have to hand write, I quickly begin to get frustrated and do not want to do the assignment. It takes me at least three times longer to hand write something than to type and I begin to get frustrated.
A type of literacy that I posess that was not acknowledge in my school was the inability to use a computer to write papers and essays. Many of my teachers throughout school wanted handwritten papers. Handwritting papers is an extremly difficult task for me. While writing, I brainstorm and begin writing something a quickly change my thoughts. When I write on a computer, it is easy for me to change my thoughts. However, when I have to hand write, I quickly begin to get frustrated and do not want to do the assignment. It takes me at least three times longer to hand write something than to type and I begin to get frustrated.
6. Give an example of a literacy practice.
An example of a literacy practice is to support learner-centered classroom environments.
An example of a literacy practice is to support learner-centered classroom environments.
7. What is a discourse community?
A discourse community is a community shares the same type of communication style only with its members. For example, if a tourist enters a discourse community, they most likely will not understand the difernty communications and techniques exhibited within the community.
A discourse community is a community shares the same type of communication style only with its members. For example, if a tourist enters a discourse community, they most likely will not understand the difernty communications and techniques exhibited within the community.
8. What can happen if students valuable multiple literacies are not recognized as valuable in school?
If students value multiple literacies and they are not recognized as valuable, the students may begin to feel silenced. The studenst may begin viewing their multiple literacies as a negative rather than a positive.
If students value multiple literacies and they are not recognized as valuable, the students may begin to feel silenced. The studenst may begin viewing their multiple literacies as a negative rather than a positive.
9. Give an example of how a teacher might build on the extracurricular literacy practices of their students?
An example of how a teacher might build on the extracurricular literacy practices of their students is to assign weekly reading reflection journals. The teacher can allow students to choose a book of their choice. However, at the end of each week, the students must write a page reflection of the book of their choice. The students must have the entire book read by the end of that specific month and be prepared to begin reading another book the following month.
An example of how a teacher might build on the extracurricular literacy practices of their students is to assign weekly reading reflection journals. The teacher can allow students to choose a book of their choice. However, at the end of each week, the students must write a page reflection of the book of their choice. The students must have the entire book read by the end of that specific month and be prepared to begin reading another book the following month.
10.
Describe a time in which a teacher in your 4-12 schooling
experience employed one of the research-base strategies to improve
motivation.
An example of when a teacher used research-base strategies to improve the student motivation was when I was a senior in high school. My senior year, I was enrolled in many business courses. One business class that I was enrolled in was Intro to Business. Our teacher used real-world strategies to motivate us. We were to become entrepreneurs and build our own business. We were given an allotted amount of money and had to contact businesses within our community that were similar to the business that we wanted to build to help us with different aspects of the planning processes. This strategy was extremely motivating to the students because being an entrepreneur or business-person was extremely interesting to everyone within the class (Reading in the Content Areas, 2006).
An example of when a teacher used research-base strategies to improve the student motivation was when I was a senior in high school. My senior year, I was enrolled in many business courses. One business class that I was enrolled in was Intro to Business. Our teacher used real-world strategies to motivate us. We were to become entrepreneurs and build our own business. We were given an allotted amount of money and had to contact businesses within our community that were similar to the business that we wanted to build to help us with different aspects of the planning processes. This strategy was extremely motivating to the students because being an entrepreneur or business-person was extremely interesting to everyone within the class (Reading in the Content Areas, 2006).
11. Give an example from your own K-12 schooling experience that engaged in you in multicultural literacy development.
An example of when I experienced multicultural literacy development was when I was in third grade. My class had gotten a new student who was from Germany. The child was born and raised in Germany and did not speak much English and when he spoke English, it was sometimes hard for us to understand him. So one day when we all walked into the classroom, no one was aloud to speak in English. Our teacher wanted us to realize how difficult it was for the student from Germany. He was instructed to speak in German. All of us soon realized how this student felt. We did not do this throughout the entire class but, it made us realize that we needed to take his feelings into account and help him through the instruction when he needed the help.
An example of when I experienced multicultural literacy development was when I was in third grade. My class had gotten a new student who was from Germany. The child was born and raised in Germany and did not speak much English and when he spoke English, it was sometimes hard for us to understand him. So one day when we all walked into the classroom, no one was aloud to speak in English. Our teacher wanted us to realize how difficult it was for the student from Germany. He was instructed to speak in German. All of us soon realized how this student felt. We did not do this throughout the entire class but, it made us realize that we needed to take his feelings into account and help him through the instruction when he needed the help.
12. What do teachers her gain recognition and respect from their peer also do well on?
The qualities that teachers gain recognition and respect for include "addressing the diverse needs of adolescents whose literacy abilities vary considerably, participating in ongoing professional development, developing quality relationships with students, managing the classroom effectively and many others (Adolescent literacy)."
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Thank-you for these thoughtful answers! You are developing a strong understanding of how to support literacy development for adolescent learners!
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