Kaboneye's Learning Log

The very first day that I assessed Kaboneye’s reading comprehension level, I brought in three different levels of running records. I let her look them over and read the one that she felt most comfortable with. Kaboneye was able to read all of the words with considerable ease, but when I asked her what she had just read about—I would get this blank stare. At that point, I realized that it might be more beneficial for Kaboneye to be reading books that illustrate what is happening in the text. That is when I came up with a modification of a learning log for Kaboneye and I to complete each time we met. The learning log requires Kaboneye to do many things. She must first write today’s date, then the titles of the books we read together, and then she needs to write down any words that she doesn’t understand while reading the book(s). After, we have finished reading the book I will ask her if she has any questions for me—for further clarification. Then we look at the list of words that we have written down, and begin to define each in words that she can understand them. The last thing that the learning log requires of Kaboneye is to reflect upon what she
Rosenblatt the queen of education comprehension reminds us in Kylene Beers novel that, “comprehension is a dynamic process, a transaction between the reader, the text, and the context” (Rosenblatt 1978) (Beers, 2003, p. 45). In other words there was not a space for Kaboneye to dictate how she relates herself to the text. And so I have decided to add another question to the learning log—How does this text relate to your life? I’m still working with this question, and it might need some tweaking—but I think it’s important that Kaboneye continues to read a variety of books, because this will increase her reading comprehension