Carrie Podrasky: Te402 Section 2- Literacy Goals for 402
My goals for this class are different than for most other classes. This course will hopefully continue to prepare me for life in the real world of teaching. My main goal is to understand different ways students learn. I want to be able to better learn methods of teaching literacy for all types of learners. I think being able to teach in a variety of ways is a very important skills for teachers to have when teaching younger children or ESL students. Another goal I have to is become familiar with a variety for genres for children's literature. Usually I tend to focus on the genre that I like best but as a teacher I need to expose students to all different types. I also really want to learn some strategies to help students who are struggling with literacy. Since I am most interested in teaching young children, I want to learn some helpful skills and techniques to coach students who are struggling.
Another goal I have for this course is to learn methods for lesson planning and instructing. I am eager to learn more about constructing Literacy lesson plans. I also anxious to learn more about classroom management involving literacy instruction. Literacy is such a big part of the school day in every grade that it would be helpful to learn more about planning for instruction.
A goal I have concerning this course and my field placement is learn more about my students and my CT. The students in the class continue to teach me a lot every day. Prior to this semester I have seen very little literacy instruction so with that changing this semester, I will be able to learn a lot more in my field placement.
Something I want to learn more about during this course is Michigan Standards for Literacy. I am not familiar with the standards for this subject area and since next year is quickly approaching, I feel it is important for me to learn more.
Overall, I hope to increase my knowledge through the concepts of literacy. I hope to see many examples of effective literacy teaching in the field and I hope to understand more what literacy means through the Michigan Education Standards. I hope that by preparing myself in these different ways, I will be prepared to actually teach in a real classroom.
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You are in luck! We will be doing a lot of talking about how students learn and how literacy works it's way into all parts of every day (which will entail some talk about genre). Literacy is a huge part of planning since it should, in theory, be a part of almost any lesson. We'll be working on that. In terms of working in the field, use that communication log. Ask the questions that are on your mind- that's what the CT is there for. We will be working a lot with the Grade Level Content Expections (standards). If you want to see them now, they can be found on the Michigan Department of Education website.
I have found that I tend to settle where I'm comfortable. This is most prevalent when I'm teaching literacy because I feel it is where I know the least. I would also like to learn how to accommodate diverse learners with different types of literacy instruction : )
Carrie- While reading your goals I had a text to self connection. I use to only read realistic fiction stories because they were my favorite. I would avoid science fiction at any cost. Something that I have found helpful was I started ordering all genres of books from the Scholastic Book Orders to start my classroom book collection. During the summer I read the books that I ordered including science fiction stories. It has provided me with a greater appreciation for all genres and I am hoping it will help me relate to students who are interested in all different kinds of genres. ~Bridget Daugherty
Carrie - I think it is great that you have a goal to not only expose your students to diverse literature; but that you are interested in how diverse learners learn to read and write. You seem to have a solid grasp on what literacy development entails. I think your goal of developing skills to address the difficulties of struggling readers is an admirable one. It can be challenging working with struggling students and balancing the time and effort it takes to work with those who need the extra assistance and keeping up the other demands of the class.
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