Sunday, July 29, 2007

What do I want to learn more about?

I learned a lot from this class- theories, literacy in general, blogging, teaching, etc. But I'd like to learn more about getting my future class to enjoy reading. I guess all along I figured everyone was as nerdy as I was about books (honestly, I still can't get over the fact that Harry Potter is over. I feel like I got dumped after a ten year relationship)- I digress. What I mean is, I can't even grasp how kids can't like to read so how do I go about teaching kids who don't want a book anywhere near them? I guess that's something I have to figure out on my own in time. I see reading as such a private thing, at least it is to me. When I read, I shut everyone and everything else out, that is unless if it's a textbook. How do you introduce something that feels so private to a classroom of kids who are on all different reading levels? I'd like to learn more about actually teaching literacy to different types of students. I'll definitely be using that Routeman book though- great textbook. Besides everything from this class, I also learned not to take 2 summer classes at once at a graduate level. =)

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