This teacher’s “warm-up” rhyming and sounding out
activities, how this teacher incorporated three ability-based small groups into
her teaching, and how see implements nonfiction text into her social studies
and science instruction were particularly interesting.
Throughout my experiences in the classroom, I have seen many
different teachers and their different styles of teaching and schedules of what
they like to accomplish. But, until now,
I have never seen an hour-by-hour lesson plan of a teacher such as this one.
This sort of lesson plan essentially condenses an entire day of observation
into a quick glimpse into a teacher’s and student’s day. You could arguably learn more from reading a
dozen of teacher’s detailed lessons plans than observing one teacher the entire
school day.
As future teachers, it is important to give thought into how
we are going to incorporate literature and reading in throughout the school
day. I believe that through direct observation and through reading lessons
plans such as the one listed in the text, it is possible to develop a sound understanding
of ways to develop readers beyond subject.
With this sound understand, we can find ways to implement reading into
our lessons that is tailored to our own unique teaching style and personality. Using the knowledge and experience of current
teachers through observations or lesson plans such as the one provided in the
book are both great resources to develop effective reading development
practices in the classroom throughout the entire school day.
You said "You could arguably learn more from reading a dozen of teacher’s detailed lessons plans than observing one teacher the entire school day" and I think you are probably right.
ReplyDeleteAnita Gonzales who is in the department taught kindergarten for many years (and also taught this course for many years). I seem to recall she had lots of strategies for managing/reminding herself about incorporating certain pre-reading type activities. I will see if she can come in and talk to the class.
nice post
Just like how every child learns a different way; every teacher teaches a different way. No two teachers have the same ways of implementing lessons and not all teachers are creative in the same way. So I definitley agree that each and every teacher needs to incorporate reading and literature into their every day lessons but do it in a way that is comfortable to them.
ReplyDeleteI also found the kindergarten scenario to be very helpful. I loved how the time was involved in the description and how she planned her day to incorporate different subjects and learning styles. I found it interesting that you thought this lesson plan layout was more helpful than observing a teacher and their students for the day. I haven't been in a classroom yet to experience this and am so excited to! Hopefully it gives more insight on different teaching styles and ways to get through to students. I think that the most helpful would be to observe a teacher but also have the lesson plan for that day to see what their objectives are and if they actually are accomplished. The comparison would not only be helpful to future teachers, but also interesting to see if the lesson plan holds true to the actual teaching.
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