Double Entry Journal #3

Educational Learning Theories:

Reference:

Bolima, D. (n.d.). Contexts for understanding: Educational learning theories. Retrieved from http://staff.washington.edu/saki/strategies/101/new_page_5.htm

 Adolescent Literacy by National Council of Teacher for English

Reading instruction in the elementary school is very vital. If students are taught good reading skills and habbits it will carry on with them throughout their entire life. If students enjoy reading and can read well they will be good students in high school.

Reading test scores are good to see how well students are at reading and if they are progressing. Many test scores are used to see if a student is ready to move on to the next level or if they still need to remain where they are.

The reality to the myth of if a student struggles with one literacy they will have dificult with all literacies got me to thinking. I hope to remember this statement becasue every student has things they like and are good at. If you are working on reading and I student can't read out of the textbook then give them another potion that might be easier or interests them more.

Every content area teacher is responsible for teaching reading comprehension. Most teachers think that that is only the reading teachers job but that is not true. For example in science the teacher needs to teach the students how to decode what they are reading so they will understand what they are actually reading. Also in science things can mean different things as well other than what the child originally thought it ment.

In school we only read out of a textbook. We never used computers, magazines, or newspapers to help with our literacy. In everyday life we don't come in contact with textbooks that oftem but we do come in contact with technology, magazines, and newspapers on an almost daily basis.

One good example of literacy practice is selecting the right text for your students. Make sure it's not to hard where they will get frustrated and not try. Also don't make it so easy that they don't benifit from the reading at all.

A discourse community is is a form of communication that means everyone has something in common in the communication community. For example if you are a part of a certain persons fan club that is considered a discourse community.

If a students valuable multiple literices are not found valuable in school this may make the student not try or give up. We need to encourage not discourage our students.

To build on a students extracurricular literacy practices tell the students they can go home and write about anything they want to. They need to to it in a space that is quiet and that they can freely express themselves in their writing.

In 5th grade my teacher used the student choice motivation strategy. We good to choose a lot of what we wanted to read when we had to read individually and it really motivated me and I actually wanted to read.

I mostly saw my teachers in high school engage in multicultural literacy development. We learned about many culturtes during this time period.

Teachers that are good at teaching literacy gain recognition from their peers. A good literacy teacher uses critical thinking skills, adress diverse needs of their students, develop solid knowledge of literacy instruction, and other outstanding qualitys.

Double Entry Journal #2 (Tall Tales of Appalachia)

Quote:
"If a television network proposed a ''real life'' show treating poor African-Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Asians or Jews as curiosities, they, and all Americans of good will, would be justifiably outraged."

I agree with this quote that I pulled out of the passage. Any american should be outraged at any tv show that shows any short of prejudice toward any group of people. They think that we are uneducated and will not realize that they are making fun of us. To me that is being prejudice toward people that are from Appalachia. I am glad that the last paragraph talkes about the Appalachia people are becoming outraged and starting to stick up for themselves.

Reference:
O'Brien, J. (2003, May 10). Tall tales of appalachia. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/10/opinion/tall-tales-of-appalachia.html

Other Source:

I really enjoyed listening to this video because I could really identify with it. I have been asked where I was from because of the way I talk and then I know they judge me when I tell them I am from WV. I really liked how he got insight from two different resources, one that was from WV and one from someone outside of WV as well.

Resource:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJq-T1FbQo&noredirect=1. (Producer) (2009). Sterotypes of appalachia [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJq-T1FbQo&noredirect=1

 

Double Entry Journal #2 ( As soon as she opened her mouth)

Quote:

" This sterotype prevented school personnel from interpreting her complaintsand concerns from a middle-class mother"

This quote from the passage shocked me and infuriated me to say the least. I can't believe that a person would be dismissed just because someone had a sterotype on someone. A childs education and wellbeing was at stake here. As a soon to be teacher I hope that I will give every student and parent a voice and a chance. Also as a West Virginian I know what it's like to be a part of a sterotype. I have been judged on my education only because I am from West Virginia. It is one of the most frustrarting things to be judged because of where you are from or who you talk.

Questions:

Literacy knowledge is something children already bring to school with them. Literacy knowledge is the concepts that children during their preschool years, the years after the begining of formal literaacy instruction, in kindergaten, and first grade in reading, writing, and printed laguage.An example of print literay knowledge is when a child scribbles on a piece of paper and askes an adult what they have written. When a child moves an adults mouth to pretend like they are reading or saying something when they are not really talking is an example of non print literacy knowledge.

Sadley, sterotypes are apart of outr society today. Even teachers have sterotypes against their own students and parents. If teachers didn't know the literacy background of their students and just taught them all the same it may be better. Although students may learn differently, they can all learn one way or the other. Teachers need to stop sterotyping their students and try to teach the students literacy the best way possible for that studnet no matter what that students background in litercy is.

A few schools and teachers don't do anything about poor literacy instruction in their schools as in Donny's case in the reading. If they think I child has little literact knowledge they may just write them off and say that they will never catch up with the other children in the class. Although most of the time they are pretty good about getting a student with less literacy knowledge any help they can provide them with. They devise a plan for that student and provide specialists if necessary.

There is a relationship between language, social class, and the denial of educational opportunity. A student that comes from a low social class has had less educational and language experience. So they will have less literacy knowledge and literacy experience than other students. If a student comes from a middle or high social class they are more likely to have more literacy knowlede and experience. So they will be more advanced than the students that came from a low social class.

There are many misconception in the schools between language and literacy. Many people have different laguages and many poeople talk differently than one another. Just because one students talks differntly or has a different language then the other doesn't mean they are illiterat or cant learn. The student just needs to learn to read and write in their own langauge.

There are ways that schools and teachers can improve literacy instruction. For one thing teachers need to accept that just because children are born in poverty they can still learn and are willing to learn. Secondly, teachers need to accept each and every students language they have learned and that has helped them begin their education. Also they need to realize that a student will orally speak in the language they have know their whole lives.

During my schooling I have heard the term use "proper english" probably more than any phrase. I don't agree with this phrase because like I stated before may students grew up around different languages and talk differently than others. As long as the child is getting the correct point acroos I believe that is all that matters. Not how they are talking.

Reference:
Purcell Gates, V. (2002). As soon as she opened her mouth. In L. Delpit & J.K Dowdy (Eds.), In The skin that we speak: An anthology of essays on language culture and power.

Double Entry Journal #1

Quote From Passage:
~Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.~

- Vince Lombardi

Reaction:
Inclusive Education is when students are placed in a least restricted enviornment that is compatable with their needs. Just because a student is different or needs help learning doesn't mean they they need to be taken out of a regular classroom for the majority of their schooling. Interacting with their peers may actually help them learn.

Inclusive Education is ment to serve many types of students. One type of student is the student with a physical disability of some sort. By separating the child from their peers may make them feel worse about themselves and make them feel uncomfotable. By being with their peers in a regular classroom they may feel like they belong and they can learn just like the rest of the students in the class. Inclusive Education is also to serve children that have learning disabilities. A child with a learning disability may feel embarrassed to have to leave the classroom because they can't learn as well as the other kids in the class. By leaving thesse students in the regular classroom they may be more motivated to learn and the other students in the class can help this student if they need help as well. ELL students are also served under the Inclusive Education. ELL learners wouild benifit more by being in a regular classroom because they will interact all day with students speacking English.

Inclusive Schools have many characteristics. One of these characteristics is a common vision. By the school having a common vision it allows a sense of community and allows for everyone to connect in a positive way. Another characteristic is building a problem solving team. By having people work together as a team it allows them to make decisions that meets each students needs individually.

One strategy that will help students become more responsible and effective in the inclusive process is making students problem solvers. I was a peer mediator in elementarty school and it helped me with my problem solving skills and have stuck with me through my whole life. Also have peer mediators avaliable in your classroom builds a sense of community in your classroom.

Reference:
Inos, R. H., & Quigley, M. A. (n.d.). Research review for inclusive practices. Retrieved from http://www.prel.org/products/Products/Inclusive-practices.htm

Relatable Resource:


I chose a YouTube video to go along with Inclusive Education in the classroom. The video is titled "Inclusion is Belonging". I really like this little short clip because it shows students with disabilitys and without disabilities becoming a community. It shows that they don't see differences in one another as well.

Resource:
LastTorrieatKIT (Designer) (2009). Inclusion is belonging [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-XX9227ek