Note taking is a critical part of the learning process. In fact, note taking as multiple benefits including keeping students focused and connecting their ideas. If I were to teach note taking skills with my students, I would; - identify the importance of note taking skills - evaluate the accuracy of various note taking strategies I believe that the best way to introduce note taking to children is with graphic organizers. One graphic organizer that works well for note taking is the KWL. K- what I know W- what I want to know L- what I learned I will show my students a variety of note taking strategies and help them develop a system that makes sense for each of them. They will use their system throughout their education and life.
My literacy mantra is related to "understand what you're reading". I have read multiple research that links between background and understanding and how it can affect children's reading. Culturally relevant texts are those that children can connect to and draw back knowledge to make meaning. I agree with the fact that when children are reading they should be able to connect it with their background knowledge and experiences. Research has shown that our background and understanding of the world affects our reading. Therefore, children should be able to make connections through their readings; text to self, text to world and text to text. As a result, culturally relevant texts are the way for children to succeed in their progress towards and- reading comprehension is perhaps the key to literacy. Therefore, connecting children to culturally relevant texts facilitates that comprehension. For so many years, I've always wondered why reading texts and understanding it w...
Coffee. Since I was younger, I've never liked bitter tasting drinks, but it was freshman year of High school, I fell in love with coffee. Could it be because of the smell or the bitter taste? I still haven't figured it out. There are numerous ways to make different kinds of coffee, some can be made with hot water, whipping coffee, some need filtering- depending on your liking of it. Sometimes, I'd wondered if coffee is like life. There are numerous ways to make different kinds of coffee as there are numerous choices/decisions we make in our everyday life. Every morning, I have to choose what kind of cup I want to drink my coffee in. This morning, I chose a cup that has texture that feels soft, smooth and welcoming to hold. It also looks beautiful. Surely, the coffee in this particular cup tastes no different than any other cup. Then I had to decide whether I want hot coffee or cold- I decided that I will go with iced coffee for today. Lastly, I wasn't sure...
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