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When Kids Can't Read-Ch.15

I think that chapter 15 had some very interesting ideas. It talked about how teachers must, at all times, remember that they don't teach a subject, but they teach children with specific needs. Teachers want their school to be a healthy environment for their students where they are safe, fed, and for a few hours of the day are free of the fear many of them face at home. Teachers should not only be concerned with what the students are learning, but also be concerned about the well being of the child. It is very difficult for an unhealthy student to learn anything in the classroom.



This chapter also said, "to be called a "teacher" might be one of the greatest compliments one could receive." This statement is true because to be a teacher also means to be the student's mom, hope, and rescue. A teacher is not just a teacher. Teachers must become more than educators, they must become a refuge.

When Kids Can't Read-Ch.13

Chapter 13 talks about some unique ways of celebrating differences in the classroom. It's hard to celebrate differences in the classroom when teenagers want to dress, act, and sound alike. Most teenagers want to conform with others around them so that they can fit it. When teachers look across their classroom and see the different ethnicities and social economic groups all in one room, teachers might need spend time making sure that their students value their differences.

One way to initiate conversation, over this topic, is to ask the students what life would be like if every student in the school was an amazing quarterback? Some may say that it would be awesome, but when they really think about they will realize that it would take away from the rest of the school's sports and activities many are involved in. Another good question to spark conversation is, "What's the advantage of having multiple languages in the school?" A student might say, " If we all spoke the same language everywhere, then, for sure communication would be easier, but life would be duller." Helping students see the different ways to celebrate diversity should be the job of the teacher.

When Kids Can't Read-Ch.12

The thing I found most interesting about this chapter was that it said that teachers should not give every student the same vocabulary to study. Students progress at different rates and should not be given the same vocabulary. Students will compare with each other's list and see what words were assigned, and it is the teacher's responsibility to inform the students that each one of them progresses at a different rate. Teachers should be looking for put-downs and put a stop to them quickly.

I never thought about giving a vocabulary list based on the student's level of development. When I was in elementary and junior-high school, teachers always gave students the same words. They probably did this because they were too lazy to make more than one test. I think that this way of teaching vocabulary will help students and teach them at the level they need to be taught. If I become a English teacher, I will definitely use this method of teaching vocabulary.

By:Ruth and Macey Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer

When Kids Can't Read-Ch.11

The thing I found most beneficial about chapter 11 was the suggestion #1 on High-Frequency Words. "Automatic recognition of high-frequency words is critical for fluent reading. These words are often difficult for beginning readers or older struggling readers to decode because many do not follow the regular sound-letter relationships. For instance, consider of, have, done, said, do, been--all words that stay from expected letter-sound correspondences." It is important that students recognize high frequency words so that their reading will become more fluent.





Teachers should take mental note in which students are exceeding and which students are struggling with high frequency words. In order to have success in reading, teachers must teach students when and how to recognize important words. Students should not have to struggle with fluency because of high frequency words.