Mikehil13 Reaction paper for 2/5/09
There are three areas of concern for taking this assigned reading course, first of all this course is a requirement for teacher certification; second, in order to understand and interpret the information of a given field, area, subject etc., one must be able to digest, express, and apply literacy skills of a given subject area and its relationship to the overall understanding of knowledge. Finally the third point for taking this reading course is that as one continue to learn formally or informally information of a particular discipline such a challenge requires competency in understanding the complexities of any and all content areas (higher learning).
Mikehil13 Reaction paper for 2/12/10
Dr. Moje article on literacy instruction and learning was accurate and realistic in addressing the issues of student literacy. I agree with her observation, evaluation, and application of multi-text reading of information of a particular content area when addressing the comprehension needs of the student. Also I must acknowledge her understanding for the need of additional instruction in literacy by way of the literacy coach. Although the classroom teacher in reality is actually the literacy coach for a particular content area additional help may be needed when the need to interact other disciplinaries is required, (i.e. STEM {Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics}).
Mikehil13 Reaction paper for 2/19/10
When I conducted my research on the application of literacy instruction in secondary education I came across four articles on the topic. The articles describes the problems that secondary schools are having in general with the implementation, policies, and application of literacy instruction in the secondary schools, in particular when students attend senior high school and are not proficient in their reading, writing and language skills. All four articles agree that steps must be taken early in the learning process as well as re-enforcement of these literacy skills in the secondary schools, if not forming and implementing new strategies and ideas.
Mikehil13 Reaction paper for2/26/10
When I first glanced at the book I thought that this book (“You Gotta Be the Book”) was something other than an assessment of students’ literacy skills. After briefly reading some of the text and my assigned chapters I found the writer to be more in tune with the everyday situations and the reality of today’s student in the classroom as well as the outside environment that shapes the student and affect the student makeup as young, growing members of our society. The writer (when working as a teacher) produced the perfect living la-bor-a-to-ry of academic comprehension and literacy instruction, resulting in an effective method of obtaining this content area knowledge (content area English; topic: literature; skill: reading effectively).
