BEDUC 409B Week 2

BEDUC 409B

The Sulzby & Teale article stresses the importance of early (birth-14 months) introduction to literature. I strong agree with the importance of early learning. From personal experience with my daughter, I saw first hand how easy it was for her to learn letters, writing, and reading at a very young age. She also had two years of preschool, which focused on building the skills to become a literate child. When my daughter entered Kindergarten, I was flabbergasted at the wide range of learners. On one end of the spectrum you had the students who could already read and at the other end of the spectrum were the students who didn’t even know their ABC’s.

One part of the article that stood out to me was: We should be teaching reading and writing to all children in day care facilities, in child development centers, in Head Start programs, in preschools, in pre-kindergarten programs, and in kindergartens. (Page 5)

In the Ivey article, The Intermediate Grades, I was struck by the part that talked about how 62% of the students like read-a-louds. Students get interested and want to read on. In the sixth grade class that I am in the teacher does read–a-louds everyday. They are reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, I am amazed at the enthusiasm the teacher has when reading it. Every student in the class has their nose an inch from the book and you can see the excitement building within. The students are excited for this part of their homework and I can bet mostly because the teacher makes the book come alive.