Hello, all. I've definitely stepped outside my comfort zone! Never thought of myself as a blogger....
On day 1, we were given an article on reading problems in older students, such as middle and high school, and suggestions for correction. I found the article very interesting, since I have taught high school English, and have seen students in this situation. Like other middle / high teachers, I had no clue where to start to "fix" the problem, or even how to tell what the problem was. In the education classes for upper levels, the actual teaching of reading is never broached. I really don't think any of us realized we would need to reach back to before the pre-K years to start looking.
After reading the article, it really did make sense. But the next panic attack came with HOW do I teach this? I think the vast majority of middle / high teachers would have the same reaction. We simply have not been equipped to help students we are seeing in our classes. Nor have we been given "go-to" people to help us.
I have always thought teaching in the early years was an awesome, terrible responsibility. You quite liteally have the future success of the child in your hands. For he child who slips through the cracks, the Next in line now has the responsibility. Now WE have the future success of the child in our hands. Scary.
The article was a wonderful insight into practicle ways to correct reading deficits in the older kids - strategies that won't make the kid feel like he's sitting in a kindergarten class.
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Word Station:
1. morpheme - to morph- means to change. this is the smallest meaning-bearing part of a word.
It may be bound [only has meaning when attached to another morpheme, such as 's', 'ed']
or it may be unbound [has meaning on its own, such as cat, dog, run]
2. rime - in a one syllable word, the rime is the vowel and everything after it. [in cat, it would be the at]
You will acquire a better idea of how to fix problems as the endorsement program evolves. Right now we are really taking a broad overview in most areas, so you acquire a global understanding of the nature of reading and how it develops. The second class is devoted to specific ways to correct different problems at different levels. I love your blog!
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