My name is Amanda Herndon. I have been teaching for 6 years in Coweta County. I taught 3rd grade for 4 years and have been in 5th grade for the past 2 years. I love teaching 5th grade! I have a 4 year old son named Mason. I just recently got married in March of this year. Needless to say between my job, child, and home life I am a very busy person. I am excited about beginning KSU and look forward to all this program has to offer.
I truly enjoyed reading your paper on Regie Routman! My beliefs are closely aligned with those of Routman. I believe the whole language approach including: independent reading, comprehension, shared reading and guided reading are essential for students literacy success. This year I will be implementing the Daily 5 into my classroom and I am very excited to see the outcomes and student product. I love Routman's idea of the "I can do it!" learning environment. As educators, it is extremely important to set high expectations for our students and encourage them along the way. All in all, great paper!
Amanda, I really enjoyed reading your paper. There we a few parts that really stuck out to me as I was reading. I definitely agree with one of the first points you made about student-teacher relationships. I think that a strong relationship between a teacher and the students is one of the most valuable qualities of a productive classroom. When there is an established trust, students are more comfortable making mistakes. I also agree with Routman’s idea that reading for comprehension is the most important part of reading. It’s okay if students miscue or take a while to read the text, as long as they are taking away meaning from the words. I also love the authentic audience for writing. That’s something I really try to focus on, is making sure my students have some type of authentic audience for most of their writing. It seems silly to write something to just have it sit on a teacher’s desk or filed away in a portfolio. While both of those are important, it’s also important that we put that writing in the hands of someone who is reading it to take away some meaning from it, just the way we are encouraging our students to take meaning from everything they read.
Amanda, I enjoyed reading your paper on Regie Routman. I really liked how you included a few personal notes about her- I had not thought to do that in my paper. Also, I enjoyed seeing why she believes in the importance of whole-part-whole. That is such an interesting strategy and one that we should often remember to use as educators. In addition, the way she encourages and find ways for students to give their input really lets them take ownership of what they are learning about. Lastly, I really like her point of teaching students what they are familiar with. Otherwise, like she said, there will be no meaning. There is no point in teaching our students if they are not gaining meaning. But teaching them what they are familiar with let's us meet them where they are and continue on from there. Routman offers up many great strategies for teaching reading, and could maybe even be carried out in other subjects!
Hi Amanda, I really wanted to read your research on Regie Routman because as I was learning about my theorist, Don Holdaway, I saw Routman’s name come up quite often. I agree with Routman in the fact that teachers must create bonds with his/her students. The teacher needs to try reach out to each and every student and make a connection. This helps the student feel valid and confident in the classroom. I like Routman’s approach to teaching children how to read by teacher modeling. I think that it is important for students to see and hear the teacher read because the students can learn speaking skills, intonation, listening skills, and comprehension. One thing I that stuck out to me was how Routman encouraged teachers to write down what they are doing when reading to comprehend and teach their students that technique. Sometimes teaching students too many strategies is confusing and leads to a dislike for reading. If we stick to one strategy at a time and teach them what comes natural it will be a more pleasant and less stressful situation for both the students and teacher.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed reading your paper on Regie Routman! My beliefs are closely aligned with those of Routman. I believe the whole language approach including: independent reading, comprehension, shared reading and guided reading are essential for students literacy success. This year I will be implementing the Daily 5 into my classroom and I am very excited to see the outcomes and student product. I love Routman's idea of the "I can do it!" learning environment. As educators, it is extremely important to set high expectations for our students and encourage them along the way. All in all, great paper!
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your paper. There we a few parts that really stuck out to me as I was reading. I definitely agree with one of the first points you made about student-teacher relationships. I think that a strong relationship between a teacher and the students is one of the most valuable qualities of a productive classroom. When there is an established trust, students are more comfortable making mistakes. I also agree with Routman’s idea that reading for comprehension is the most important part of reading. It’s okay if students miscue or take a while to read the text, as long as they are taking away meaning from the words. I also love the authentic audience for writing. That’s something I really try to focus on, is making sure my students have some type of authentic audience for most of their writing. It seems silly to write something to just have it sit on a teacher’s desk or filed away in a portfolio. While both of those are important, it’s also important that we put that writing in the hands of someone who is reading it to take away some meaning from it, just the way we are encouraging our students to take meaning from everything they read.
Amanda, I enjoyed reading your paper on Regie Routman. I really liked how you included a few personal notes about her- I had not thought to do that in my paper. Also, I enjoyed seeing why she believes in the importance of whole-part-whole. That is such an interesting strategy and one that we should often remember to use as educators. In addition, the way she encourages and find ways for students to give their input really lets them take ownership of what they are learning about. Lastly, I really like her point of teaching students what they are familiar with. Otherwise, like she said, there will be no meaning. There is no point in teaching our students if they are not gaining meaning. But teaching them what they are familiar with let's us meet them where they are and continue on from there. Routman offers up many great strategies for teaching reading, and could maybe even be carried out in other subjects!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to read your research on Regie Routman because as I was learning about my theorist, Don Holdaway, I saw Routman’s name come up quite often. I agree with Routman in the fact that teachers must create bonds with his/her students. The teacher needs to try reach out to each and every student and make a connection. This helps the student feel valid and confident in the classroom. I like Routman’s approach to teaching children how to read by teacher modeling. I think that it is important for students to see and hear the teacher read because the students can learn speaking skills, intonation, listening skills, and comprehension. One thing I that stuck out to me was how Routman encouraged teachers to write down what they are doing when reading to comprehend and teach their students that technique. Sometimes teaching students too many strategies is confusing and leads to a dislike for reading. If we stick to one strategy at a time and teach them what comes natural it will be a more pleasant and less stressful situation for both the students and teacher.