Class discussions are
my students’ favorite part of the week. They tell me about their weekend, what
activities they will be involved in that week, etc. On Fridays we share our
current readings via padlet. While I may think my reading life is dull at the
moment, the kids know that I am always reading, be it a bridal magazine or an
article/book for my class.
Through this chapter,
I learned more ways to share with my students as well as an understanding of
why that discussion is so important. We model everything else, of course we
would need to model what an avid reader looks like! Read alouds and guided
reading are a major part of that, but exposing students to various types of
books, sharing your own reading record, and discussing your favorite authors
gives students a larger glimpse into who you are as a reader. In turn, they
will share more with you about their reading life, thus allowing for your
feedback and their growth.
“In
order to teach reading effectively, teachers must themselves be readers and
have a love of reading and a love of learning to foster that within their
students.”
I agree with you we must show our students that we are readers as well. Book discussions are a fun way for students to get to know you as a reader and vice versa. I sometimes bring in my magazines and show my students what I am reading. They love looking at the pictures in my magazines and even provide suggestions of things that I must buy. We must provide our students with a variance of reading materials and not just traditional books. I laugh at my students because I told them that I like to read food labels. They now bring in food labels for me to read to them.
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ReplyDeleteI am excited that you are using padlet as a tech tool to share your students' readings. I'd love to see how you are using this with your students. If you are willing, please send me the link to your students' padlet page. I'd love to check it out and provide them and you with some positive feedback. I loved the quote you pulled out of this chapter and how it really summarized the point that Routman makes in this chapter that we all as teachers need to model a love for reading and share our reading lives with our students. Tell me how you do this or if you aren't what you think about it. Routman shares a great strategy in this chapter called interactive reading...what do you think about this as a collaborative classroom discussion? Thanks, Dawn
September, I love your quote at the close of the post. Those are powerful words for all of us as teachers to remember. I too like the idea that you are using padlet to allow your students to post their thoughts. Sharing your reading life is a great way to motivate students to share theirs. I wonder how you have used the insight you gain about your students to inform your classroom library choices, or even your instruction.
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