Chapter 3

Before reading the chapter I thought if a student could read their material then that had to mean they were understanding what they were reading. WRONG! The chapter reveals that fluency can sometimes mask the struggling reader, it is only when the teacher checks for comprehension that the problem is discovered. Comprehension is the process of making sense of what we are reading or relating things we know to what we are learning as we read. I think that it is important to expose our children to all kinds of literature because as we learned in class and the chapter we use our schema to activate prior knowledge and make sense of the material. Introducing all types of books to the students will increase their schema and improve their comprehension because they have a multitude of prior knowledge and experiences. As teachers our goal is to create independent learners, in order to do this the chapter presents scaffolding as an effective teaching technique. I think that scaffolding is a great technique because it allows the teacher to model and give feedback and gradually remove themselves to allow the student to grow on their own.

Mya Angelou Interview

I found this interview top be very inspiring especially as a future educator, as teachers we need to be able to connect with our students in anyway possible. The stresses of the job are always going to exist but, we must overcome and put the problems aside for the sake of our students. We can no longer use the excuse that we can't relate to our students, we are all humans that bleed, breath, and feel, these are the traits that we all have as human beings. This interview left a lasting impression on my beliefs and my viewpoint on society as a whole. Ms. Angelou is a beautiful person who has left her mark on the world and should inspire everyone to have compassion and understand for all humanity regardless of who they are or where they come from.