In the article “Read Kids Read” by Frank Bruni, he provides his opinion towards reading and how it can affect people, especially kids! Bruni believes that when kids read they start to develop the power to visualize and transform an image. He recommends kids to read instead of watching tv so the next morning they would wake up with thoughts less jumbled and moods less jangled. He also provides statistics from universities and the media , according to the media , its reported that kids are reading more than today than Thirty years ago. After reading Frank Bruni’s Article i sat down and thought to myself that i could have actually start reading and maybe make a difference of myself instead of being part of the percentage of people that hardly…
As looking through Box 4.7 in my textbook, I came to what for me would be the most useful research-based practice is developing reading skills and strategies in children. If a child does not possess any good reading skills, this child will not want to read. Developing these literacy skills will help them to achieve their reading goals. I believe all four of the shared reading strategies are extremely important to use in a classroom for a child’s reading success. As a teacher, I would use all four of them. But if I had to pick one I would introduce, talk about, and read a new story. As our book says, “there is no better way to create a love for books in children of all ages than by reading aloud” (Vecca, Page 127). This will also help them appreciate literature more “and build absolute strong concepts about reading and writing” (Vecca, Page 127). I work in an elementary school; I know how important it is to read aloud to children and on a daily basis. It helps to build their imagination and develop their own ideas and even begin developing their critical thinking skills. I also believe that it gets children involved with the book, especially young children. I believe to develop a love for reading, in turn to benefiting the student in the long run. Asking them before beginning the story, what do you think this story is about? Proceed to ask questions about the story during and after is another way to get them involved in the reading. If they know that questions are coming, this may get them to pay attention during the story more often..…
John Holt was a fifth grade English teacher. He once felt that he needed to push reading on his students so they would grow up into a world of great vocabulary and knowledge. Vocabulary tests and quizzes on the stories. He also encouraged them to look up every word in the dictionary that they were not sure of the meaning. Once confronted by his sister, who had a rough situation with her sons seventh grade teacher, he began to see what he was doing. John saw that he was pushing these kids further from the desire to read than he thought. People cannot be forced to do something they…
"Just simply teaching a child to read is not enough; we must provide them something that is worth reading. Material that will make their imaginations grow - materials that will help them to understand their own lives and push them towards interacting with others who 's lives are completely different than there own" (Paterson).…
Personally, I wanted to see the results of the program and if it did help children like it claimed. Law also explained how the kidsREAD program helps children in addition to giving ideas on how to get it started around the world. If I were given the opportunity I would ask Law for ideas on how to do this with middle grades, as many middle grade students still need help with reading. I would also ask if she thought how reading for one-hour twice a week would affect the children. The one thing I did realize after reading the article is that reluctant readers should be treated as their own case. It did raise some questions about reluctant readers, such as what is the difference between a reluctant reader and a shy reader? I know there are some students who can read to themselves quite well but when asked to read out loud it trips the child up. So, how can we help them without forcing them to read out…
So reading is important, that is a well-established fact. But the different views lead to really distinctive differences in the practises in schools. Authors generally think that enjoyment should be the prime factor in the youths reading activities. School workers often try to use as much of the academic friendly method as possible, since they see it more fit for the school system, and it doesn’t take as much time. The possibility to join the two methods exist, but that is a whole other case. Ultimately, enjoyment seems like the most essential factor to reading. It worked at least…
so it is important to read to them, as not only they get a story from you reading the book, but the understanding from you that you read a book from left to right and the page are turned from front to back, and also when choosing a book, choose one for the age of the child/ren, reading a book one to one is always great so if this can…
Children’s literacy skills begin at birth. From their very first sound they are beginning their journey in language development and learning how to communicate with the world around them. Listening to the people around them gives an introduction to language and creates a firm foundation on which to progressively build their knowledge. The adults in a child’s life are an essential part of creating a lifelong love of reading.…
It is well known that reading to children, especially throughout the toddler and pre-school years, is positively correlated with increased reading and literacy levels throughout the school-age years. One particular study (Lee, 2010) investigated the impact of reading to children specifically during morning transitional periods at a childcare facility. The implications of this study show that there could be numerous benefits linked to parents reading to their children during these periods in particular.…
Children look up to their parents for guidance, they soak in all that mom and dad portray and behave. Parents that read for their own education or pleasure are sure to influence their children’s love for books as well. Young boys and girls want to epitomize their parents. Another anthology by writer Sherman Alexie describes how his passion for reading was preceded by his father’s passion for reading, “My father loved books, and since I loved my father with aching devotion, I decided to love books as well.” (35).…
The importance of reading is often taken for granted in today’s society. Many children who don’t get the opportunity to read due to low income face the challenges of keeping up with school work. The goal of this paper is to present a plan for a book drive for Lincoln Middle School, a low income middle school in Gainesville, Fl. A problem that many schools may have is trying to find the money to provide books that the kids will be excited about instead of boring textbooks or old books that are falling apart. This book drive will help to increase the literacy rates of children who are struggling in school. A book drive can help to motivate children to read more and introduce them to how fun reading can be. Our goal is to get children on the right track to help them succeed later in life. By introducing children to reading and its importance now, it reduces the risk of them dropping out of school and ending up unemployed and on the streets. According to the National Center for Family Literacy, Research Facts and Figures, “children who lack early exposure to reading struggle academically, tend to suffer from low self-esteem, and are at much higher risk of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and delinquency.” Having parents that can’t read increases the chances that their children will also struggle with reading, thus continuing the cycle of illiteracy (Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program). Not having the luxury of reading or being read to as a child can cause these problems. Our solution is to provide books to these students to stop these problems. According to the Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program website, “reading aloud to children is the single most effective parent practice for enhancing language and literacy development” (Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program). Simply reading to a child can have a big impact on their literacy development and later on their academic career. According to an…
I would like to mention that for my parents, especially for my dad, reading has always been a favorite hobby. Partly due to this fact, I have always received positive emotions while reading. If both of one of the parents often read, the likelihood that their child will want to receive positive emotions from this activity is very high. On the other hand, if parents do not read but require a child to read too much, the reading can become a field of resistance between the child and his or her parents. Reading has always been an easy and pleasant leisure for my parents. I am immensely grateful to my father who was an influential literacy sponsor and still has the biggest impact on me. I am used to see my dad who is a cardiologist working on his own development and expanding his knowledge in many fields. We have a family tradition to read a science book every month and later discuss some of its points together. I find such kind of pastime to be truly useful and…
Reading Aloud to Kids One of the most gratifying experiences a young child may have is narrative time. Having a parent or health care provider read-aloud provides warm and long-term memories and supports the child to acquire an appreciation of publications. While children may learn to study independently at various phases, they appreciate hearing a book read out loud at any given age. Reading aloud is one of the most significant tasks parents may provide because it inspires children to study more, exposes kids to language and phrases, and cultivates a healthy creativity.…
The authors articulate ”Reading out loud, talking about books, and being read to appear to influence the development of reading motivation in kindergarten through second-grade children more so than in grades 3 and beyond,“ (Marinak et al., 2015). Heterogeneous pairing can make literacy out loud uncomfortable for students who are still developing. Similarly, it is suggested that reading orally is a performance. Students should be allowed to practice and prepare for that performance. Lastly, the authors recommend giving students choice in what is read aloud. They state that this can motivate students to pay attention to the story or read one not chosen on their…
The five authors of this article came up with a good question that many educators have wondered; does the interest of reading have anything to do with reading ability? We often wonder that because we figure if we allow students the chance to read what they like then they will become better readers. However instead of wondering the unknown five students from Canadian colleges, John R. Kirby, Angela Ball, B. Kelly Geler, Rauno Parrila, and Lesly Wade-Woolley, all decided to find the answer by conducting a study among 117 students from the grades 1-3. Their main focus was to look into the development of interest in reading for beginning readers and observe its relation to reading. They measured reading interest by asking eight questions; 1. How do you feel about reading for fun at home? 2. How do you feel about getting a book for a present? 3. How do you feel about spending free time reading? 4. How do you feel about starting a new book? 4. How do you feel about reading through the weekend? 6. How do you feel about reading instead of playing? 7. How do you feel about going to the library or bookstore? 8. How do you feel about reading different kinds of books? They had the background assumption that students that love to read had better reading ability compared to students that can’t read so well. They monitored the students’ development in interest to reading followed by testing their reading ability along the way and then they compiled their findings. Their study concluded that reading interest had little to no effects on reading ability.…