Kimberly is a sweet and hardworking student. She is very enthusiastic about reading and love fairytale books. Kimberly struggles with reading from the beginning of the year. The area of phonics specifically had been the hardest part of the reading process for her. The Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) was administered on April 18th and helped as a diagnostic tool to make proper decisions and develop further an intervention plan for the student. She was struggling with the word list form the QRI
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The article‚ “Does Pre-K Make Any Difference?” by Kirp (2015) suggests that Pre-school programs are essential in closing the achievement gap‚ as it allows young children to take an active role in their education from early on. As stated‚ “New Jersey‚ poor children who went to prekindergarten and are now in fifth grade have closed 20 to 30 percent of the achievement gap between poor students and the nationwide average” (Kirp‚ p.1‚ 2015). The author posits that pre-kindergarten programs are beneficial
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When you read a book or a story that was written long ago‚ you feel that you have been carried away into the time that the story was created. Literature is very diffferent around the world‚ every country has its different stories‚ even if they were written hundreds of years ago‚ or a few years ago.Literature written in the past is very important for us know‚ because it helps us understand what was going on during the time that the story was written. It allows us to know what our country or other
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Reticent. Observant. Invisible. These were the words often associated with the meek child of the Faraday bloodline. Daughter of Richard and Lusia‚ Chrysanthemum grew up in the shadows of her brothers and sisters who hardly ever acknowledged her entire existence‚ claiming Chrysanthe was a mistake. In a household of six‚ the essence of being unseen insinuated to be her past time. Her birth remained an unsolved investigation‚ as her mother and father would fail to concede on a practical story‚ thus
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What kind of reader is she? Why is she this kind of reader? What effect has it had on her? Well she is an avid reader‚ has been since she was in the third grade. When Gabby was in elementary school there was an allotted time just for reading‚ there would be at least 15-30min out of everyday that she had to read. That is exactly what she saw it as something she had to do‚ eeventuallyshe began to realize that she really enjoyed reading‚ as she began to discover different authors‚ and genres. By the
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I really enjoyed reading the initial post from my colleagues and I do share some similarities regarding children’s literature and how it influences the minds of children. There is definitely no one definition for a child that is why children are so unique in whatever they do as compared to adults. I do agree with Brittany Hardyman’s idea of how children’s books educate and create a sense of imagination for these children. Engaging children in whatever they do is very important because that is how
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When reading Box 4.7 I found many useful shared reading practices that I have used both inside the classroom and in the school library. I would say one of the practices that I feel would be the most useful would be‚ “Encouraging children to retell the story in their own words.” (Vacca et al.‚ 2015‚ p. 105). I believe this strategy is very useful for young children because it gives the teacher a chance to see what they comprehend. I would use this strategy in my class during the guided reading block
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KS1 SATs (Reading tasks and tests) The DfE states that: Teaching should ensure that work in ’speaking and listening’‚ ’reading’ and ’writing’ is integrated. In English‚ during key stage 1 pupils learn to speak confidently and listen to what others have to say. They begin to read and write independently and with enthusiasm. They use language to explore their own experiences and imaginary worlds. Reading: during Key Stage 1 pupils’ interest and pleasure in reading is developed as they learn
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Part II “Didn’t i realize that reading would open up whole new worlds? A book could open doors for me. It could introduce me to people and show me places I never imagined existed. She gestured towards the bookshelves . (Bare-breasted African women danced‚ and the shiny hubcaps of automobiles on the back covers of the geographic gleamed in my mind.) I listened with respect. But her words were not very influential. I was thinking then of another consequence of literacy‚ one i was too shy to admit
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Jennifer Gonzalez Professor Lyle Witt English 101 12 October 2011 No Comprendo For me‚ learning to read and write was quite an adventure. It started where most children begin—the infamous realm of kindergarten. Now you have to understand that prior to this I had never spoken English before. So as a five year old little Hispanic girl‚ I was faced with quite a predicament—learning to read and write in a language I could not speak or understand. I still remember my first day of school. I remember
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