For the last two weeks I have observed and interacted with Mrs. Patrica(name change) a first grade teacher. She is passionate about her students and teaching. Mrs. Patrica has twenty students in her class and shares with me that two might be in danger of being retained because she won't allow them to move forward if their not prepared/ready.
I told Mrs. Patrica about my research topis early literacy and asked her how important she thought it was for parents to be involved. She had just spoken with a parent who volunteered to come in once a week to read to the children she was literally jumping up and down. She stated having that parent come will make a difference if those two children being retained or not. They will get the extra help because she can't do it by herself.
We had another conversation and Mrs. Patrica shared that the children who are above average are taken out of class three days a week for a special reading group and the children who are below average get tutored, but the children who are are right at the middle gets no attention at all because their considered average (on target).
I was surprised to hear that so I gained so many insights this module. The key to any child's success is to get parents involved and it doesn't matter who's parent it is if their willing to help welcome them in. The challenge for many children and teachers is that most parents are dealing with personal issues, work, weariness, finances etc. All these distraction can hinder a parents desire to be involved as well as disinterest.
Mrs. Patrica thinks my topic is worth pursuing because early literacy is a challenge itself so having parent involvement like the mother who's child by the way was one in the above average take time to come bless other children will let them know some one cares about me and make reading interesting and fun. WOW!
Hi, I feel that your topic of Early literacy is very important especially since there is a few children that will be influences by your topic at your chosen site. If children can not read they will miss out on everything that is important.
ReplyDeleteReading signs that say how much something is to a Job Applications and being able to fill out applications for anything they do in life. They will not be able to understand anything they need to read to sign for different contracts for loans, to job applications and apartment leases. that have disclaimers on them too. Jobs will n]be impossible to get and they will not be able to prosper in all they do. Literacy is all around and if children are handicapped to this they will fall short in many other events and activities in their lives.
Darlene Tschopp
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You are right that adult involvement is key! Obviously those students getting more exposure to reading will do better.
ReplyDeleteHi Darlene thank you for your comment. Early literacy is so important to have in order to live a productive life. Not only does everything revolve around words but also numbers as well so knowing how to read even numbers will have a huge impact as to whether child succeeds or not. I believe that learning begins in the home and is extended in the school. A parents involvement is major because they are their child's first teacher.Parents set the tone if you will for their children and getting them to be physically available is the key not just in early literacy but in every aspect for their child's life/education.
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