Monitor Your Reading Video

I really enjoyed this video. I thought that the teacher did a wonderful job of explaining the concept of monitoring your reading to the students and it seemed that the children really understood and came away with knowing more about the lesson, the book, and how to monitor their reading for future texts.

My Access

I think that this program is a great writing tool for students. Alot of students find writing frustrating but with this program they can get the help they need because all of the tools are there for them with a connection to the teacher. I love that the students can receive feedback from the system during the writing process. This system just has so many great tools that I think would be really helpful to students, even students whose first language is not english. The scoring system in this program seems well designed to give the students the correct feedback to assist them in their writing. I would definetly consider using this program in my classroom and I'm sure I could even gain something by using this program myself!

Crazy Professor

I don't think I really liked the crazy professor game. I didn't really get what the students were getting out of it and it didn't seem very structured. I dont think that this would be something I would use in my classroom.

Guided Reading

I thought that the article on guided reading provided alot of useful strategies to use in the classroom and it really is a good way to get the students to fully comprehend the stories is a way that is interesting and fun for them. I loved that the kids got involved in The Three BIlly Goats Gruff by putting on the play themselves and using props and masks. I also like the way that the students desighned their own communities when dealing with the book The Giver. I liked how the teacher reads aloud with the children while asking them questions about the story to make sure that everyone is understanding because sometimes when you read alone you miss certain key points in a story. This artricle was very informative and the teaching strategies really gave the children understanding of both stories. I personally love to read and think that reading is so important but some kids dont like it because they do not understand the stories or they get very lost in a book. I think that guided reading helps those kids and makes reading fun and not frustraing.