1) What are your initial thoughts and ideas about your inquiry topic?
- I have not gone over this project with anyone else in the class, but I have a good idea of what I would like to look into further. I believe my inquiry topic will be how bringing current articles, essays, and other types of literature into the English classroom will help students relate to the classic works.
2) What are your beginning ideas about your contribution to the inquiry project?
- Like I said, I have not talked to anyone else in the class regarding this project, so I am not exactly sure how I will contribute. It may have some relation to finding articles that have some correlation to classic literature, or it may be more directly aimed at helping the students creating meaning between the two types of writing.
3) How are you now understanding reading in your discipline?
- My understanding about reading in my content has not had any major overhaul. Actually, I don't believe my views on reading in my discipline has changed at all. With my discipline being English,I'm not sure my views will change.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Blog #1
A) What are your perceptions of content literacy and the adolescent reader?
- Content literacy across all disciplines is an important aspect of the educational model. Students must associate efficient reading techniques with math and science in much the same manner they would in English or history. Yes, the individual reading techniques for each class may differ, but the effort and focus must be the same.
B) What are your experiences involving content literacy?
- My experiences involving content literacy are almost entirely focused around my middle and high school years. Content literacy played a large role in each of my classes. We were taught early on the different methods for understanding texts in different classes. We constantly read and critiqued science articles. In English, literature comprehension was taught in all grade levels. Math class was based on real-life applications, therefore effectively producing comprehension opportunities. The examples go on and on.
C) What are your initial observations of effective reading in your discipline?
- Literacy in English is possibly the easiest to measure simply because literature, grammar, and comprehension hold a constant place in this educational arena. In English courses, teachers place heavy emphasis on understanding the texts. The main idea, plot, characters, context, and setting come alive in English classes, and it is easier for adolescent readers to grasp the importance of these aspects. In science class, students may simply answer the questions at the end of the chapter. In English class, those same students are more likely to read the text from start to finish.
- Content literacy across all disciplines is an important aspect of the educational model. Students must associate efficient reading techniques with math and science in much the same manner they would in English or history. Yes, the individual reading techniques for each class may differ, but the effort and focus must be the same.
B) What are your experiences involving content literacy?
- My experiences involving content literacy are almost entirely focused around my middle and high school years. Content literacy played a large role in each of my classes. We were taught early on the different methods for understanding texts in different classes. We constantly read and critiqued science articles. In English, literature comprehension was taught in all grade levels. Math class was based on real-life applications, therefore effectively producing comprehension opportunities. The examples go on and on.
C) What are your initial observations of effective reading in your discipline?
- Literacy in English is possibly the easiest to measure simply because literature, grammar, and comprehension hold a constant place in this educational arena. In English courses, teachers place heavy emphasis on understanding the texts. The main idea, plot, characters, context, and setting come alive in English classes, and it is easier for adolescent readers to grasp the importance of these aspects. In science class, students may simply answer the questions at the end of the chapter. In English class, those same students are more likely to read the text from start to finish.
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