Reading to our children EVERYDAY

In Dr. Behrens last class, she made it very apparent how important it is to read to our children; whether it be our own or to our students in the classroom. Reading to them will help increase their vocabulary at an early age and also let them hear how words are supposed to be pronounced. When reading aloud to children you can teach them context clues and word parts. When they learn these they can put vocabulary words together and know what they mean. Teaching this skill to my students will be one of my top priorities in my classroom and Dr. Behrens has inspired me to do so.  

Strategies that will help us in the future

One of my biggest “take-aways” so far in Dr. Behrens class has been sustainable strategies, which is teaching students how to think. This concept has changed my thoughts on how I will teach in my classroom. It seems like a lot of teachers are teaching the students how to take the FCAT, rather than teaching them the basic skills to solve a problem, although I do hope it has gotten better. Also, Dr. Behrens made a great point about strategies that teachers may use in their classes today that probably do not benefit the students in the future, such as, the reading “web”.

I love this class because Dr. Behrens is truly helping us prepare to be a great teacher and makes a point to tell us that things are always changing and growing in the education field.