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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Double Entry #3
“It's my responsibility to teach the learning standards, but not to change them or take away their dialect." (Epstein & LastHerring-Harris, 2011)
I learned a lot about teaching literacy development. I learned that Appalachian English has changed over the years, and that students find that interesting. One main thing that I have learned as I have becoming a teacher is that students need to be interested to be willing to learn. This activity gives students the background information on how and why people in this area speak and write. I learned that just because a student may not talk “correctly” does not mean they are incompetent and have no literacy knowledge that will hinder them from learning how to speak and write correctly. Through practice and learning, a student can understand the similarities in proper English and the cultural language of their area and apply that to their speech and writings for instance,” engage their students in studies of their home dialect, contrast it with Standard American English, and learn how to demonstrate their ability to code switch in order to succeed in school and jobs.” (Epstein & Herring-Harris, 2011)
The third thing helped me understand not only literacy development, but inclusion also. Each student should be given a chance to succeed in the classroom. Everyone has their differences. Some children can’t pay attention, others use the word “aint.” Does that mean we just forget about them and only teach the kids who are easy to teach? No, we do not. So finding ways to help these students who have unique differences in their dialect can change the way they look at learning the rest of their lives.
One positive experience in my high school that helped students be more professional in their speech and writing was a Senior Project. This project could be on almost anything you wanted to do it on. It was a 15-25 page paper describing the project and its processes. Second was a 5-10 min presentation. It wasn’t your typical project though, this was reviewed by board members and presented to two administrative members. You had to dress appropriate and your paper had to be professional. The point of me using this as a example is that I witnessed many projects that I thought were going to be very unprofessional and incorrect. I was wrong, I saw many people who did not have very proper language skills to develop a project like they did. This project after trial and error of being proof read, made the students learn how to speak and write correctly. Which probably helped them in college, because it defiantly helped me.
Writing across the curriculum: Once every few weeks our school gives out a topic and every student has to write a 1 page paper. This assignment is graded by the homeroom teacher and is given back. There is one problem with this assignment. There is no follow up, no reflection, no instruction on the errors made on the paper. You get a piece of paper back with more red ink on it than in math class. A student who can write correctly with correct punctuation and spelling gets good grades on every paper and keeps on getting good grades. A student who has trouble with literacy problems keeps on getting bad grades, and will hate to write the rest of his or her life. How do you expect someone to get better at something when they are set up to fail each time? It’s funny though, I never thought of it that way until now.
Comparing literacy development and inclusive practices.
Like I had said before, we are all different. There are many students who can speak and write correctly, some that can’t. There are some students who can learn by just listening to a teacher speak. There are some who can’t understand a thing a teacher says, but soon as they see it on paper they are fine. That’s just a couple of the many different types of students that are out there in the class room every day. We as teachers can’t pick out your favorite skittles and give your little brother all the reds. We have to accept every student and try and figure out a way to ensure a student’s success in the classroom, even if that takes some creativity and exploration.
Epstein, P., & Herring-Harris, L. (2011). Honoring dialect and increasing student performance in standard English. Retrieved from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3655
Sunday, January 22, 2012
As soon as she opened her mouth!": Issues of Language, Literacy, and Power
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”
Chinese proverb
This quote is one of my favorite educational quotes I have ever read. Though it is well known, It describes the way I wanted and needed to learn when I was in school. My favorite teachers growing up were the ones who practiced this strategy. I grew up being medicated for attention deficit disorder as most kids these days are. A.D.D wasn’t as big of a deal back then as it is now. Not very many people knew how to keep kids who can’t pay attention on task. These teachers I had growing up knew how to get me involved, and used ways of teaching that wasn’t just work sheets and test. Those teachers made me the student I am today, and made me want to teach for the rest of my life. I can be in a class for five minutes and automatically know who has trouble with staying on task. These are the kids we need to be more involved with, figure out strategies that allow them to learn.
This link helps describe why this quote is important in Education (Davis, 1993)
CLICK HERE
Literacy knowledge
Chinese proverb
This quote is one of my favorite educational quotes I have ever read. Though it is well known, It describes the way I wanted and needed to learn when I was in school. My favorite teachers growing up were the ones who practiced this strategy. I grew up being medicated for attention deficit disorder as most kids these days are. A.D.D wasn’t as big of a deal back then as it is now. Not very many people knew how to keep kids who can’t pay attention on task. These teachers I had growing up knew how to get me involved, and used ways of teaching that wasn’t just work sheets and test. Those teachers made me the student I am today, and made me want to teach for the rest of my life. I can be in a class for five minutes and automatically know who has trouble with staying on task. These are the kids we need to be more involved with, figure out strategies that allow them to learn.
This link helps describe why this quote is important in Education (Davis, 1993)
CLICK HERE
Literacy knowledge
is understanding the basic concepts that children obtain when in preschool or in their everyday life, and not formal literacy instruction.
Literacy components
Stereotypes in literacy
Throughout life we as humans stereotype people on a daily basis. This can also be true and observed in probably every school across the country with teachers in the classroom. As we have learned, first impressions are everything. Whether its applying for a job or meeting a significant others parents. The first day of school can set everything up for a student’s success or failure. In this reading, Donny didn’t have a chance. Only because his mother was illiterate, was the teacher automatically ready to give up on Donny.
How do schools and teachers contribute to poor literacy instruction in school?
I feel that schools do not do enough to help students with poor literacy. I think they may feel that their job in the 4th grade isn’t to teach them to read and that was the job of a parent or a first grade teacher and that if they didn’t get it the first time then they are not going to get it now. Reading and writing should be taught in every class in every level all the way through grade school.
What is the relationship between language, social class, and the denial of educational opportunity?
There is a relationship between these 3 things, is it unfortunate? Yes, I think it is. When we first hear someone speak, we automatically have this judgmental state that goes through our heads classifying them into social and economic statuses. Just because a student may have a accent or pronounces words differently because of where they live, doesn’t mean they actually are illiterate .In the article the teacher first hears the mother speak and seems like she automatically gives up on the woman’s child. Maybe the thought through the teachers head was,” if she is illiterate, then her son is illiterate and I’m not going to get any help out of her so I’m just not even going to try.” To me that is why we are so lucky to have free education. Every child gets a opportunity to learn and grow up to be successful and live a happy life, but if you are going to shoot down a child because of how he is raised you are in the wrong profession
What can schools and teachers do to improve literacy instruction?
The main thing schools and their teachers can do is have an open mind and get rid of any stereotype they might run into. They should give every child the equal opportunity to learn no matter where they are from, how much their parents make, or what their home life is like.
How do you feel about use of the term "Proper English"?
I feel that students should practice “Proper English” in any type of formal setting. I also feel that you should speak the way that you would write a paper. This question is a bit broad in a sense that a student in high school I think should know when to speak proper English and when they don’t. A student in elementary or middle school might have trouble distinguishing the two. As a teacher in any grade however, I think it is our duty to correct student’s language to ensure proper education and literacy.
Davis, B. (1993). Tools for teaching. san Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://www.uww.edu/learn/motivating_students.php
Purcell Gates, V. (2002). As soon as she opened her mouth. In L. Delpit & J.K Dowdy (Eds.), In The skin that we speak: An anthology of essays on language culture and power
Literacy components
Stereotypes in literacy
Throughout life we as humans stereotype people on a daily basis. This can also be true and observed in probably every school across the country with teachers in the classroom. As we have learned, first impressions are everything. Whether its applying for a job or meeting a significant others parents. The first day of school can set everything up for a student’s success or failure. In this reading, Donny didn’t have a chance. Only because his mother was illiterate, was the teacher automatically ready to give up on Donny.
How do schools and teachers contribute to poor literacy instruction in school?
I feel that schools do not do enough to help students with poor literacy. I think they may feel that their job in the 4th grade isn’t to teach them to read and that was the job of a parent or a first grade teacher and that if they didn’t get it the first time then they are not going to get it now. Reading and writing should be taught in every class in every level all the way through grade school.
What is the relationship between language, social class, and the denial of educational opportunity?
There is a relationship between these 3 things, is it unfortunate? Yes, I think it is. When we first hear someone speak, we automatically have this judgmental state that goes through our heads classifying them into social and economic statuses. Just because a student may have a accent or pronounces words differently because of where they live, doesn’t mean they actually are illiterate .In the article the teacher first hears the mother speak and seems like she automatically gives up on the woman’s child. Maybe the thought through the teachers head was,” if she is illiterate, then her son is illiterate and I’m not going to get any help out of her so I’m just not even going to try.” To me that is why we are so lucky to have free education. Every child gets a opportunity to learn and grow up to be successful and live a happy life, but if you are going to shoot down a child because of how he is raised you are in the wrong profession
What can schools and teachers do to improve literacy instruction?
The main thing schools and their teachers can do is have an open mind and get rid of any stereotype they might run into. They should give every child the equal opportunity to learn no matter where they are from, how much their parents make, or what their home life is like.
How do you feel about use of the term "Proper English"?
I feel that students should practice “Proper English” in any type of formal setting. I also feel that you should speak the way that you would write a paper. This question is a bit broad in a sense that a student in high school I think should know when to speak proper English and when they don’t. A student in elementary or middle school might have trouble distinguishing the two. As a teacher in any grade however, I think it is our duty to correct student’s language to ensure proper education and literacy.
Davis, B. (1993). Tools for teaching. san Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://www.uww.edu/learn/motivating_students.php
Purcell Gates, V. (2002). As soon as she opened her mouth. In L. Delpit & J.K Dowdy (Eds.), In The skin that we speak: An anthology of essays on language culture and power
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Double Entry 1
I'M BACK!
Inclusive Practices
“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”
Inclusive education is a process where the school system strategic plans, and policies adapt and change to include teaching strategies for a more diverse range of children and their families. Inclusive practices involve diverse students with highly complex learning needs, including students with varied ethnic, linguistic, socioeconomic and ability components.
3 types of students Inclusive Education is meant to serve are:
1. Learning disabled students
2. Mentally disabled students
3. Low Soc economic status
2 Characteristics of Inclusive Education are:
1.School as a community
2.Students acting as problem solvers in teams
A strategy that helps students become more responsible and effective in the inclusive process.
Using a discussion that allows students to speak their mind, by getting everyone on the same level. This allows students not only to hear the teacher,but also listen to their classmates.
Here is a link to a article that I read and found very interesting. I thought it was more in detail regarding the frame work that is needed to have a more inclusive school.
Vaidya, Sheila. "Meeting the challenges of an inclusive classroom of improving learning for all students.." questia.com. N.p., 1997. Web. 18 Jan 2012.
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