Learning never stops...just when you think you've already learned enough ways to encourage student engagement, some other great stuff comes along like...: SQCP (Summarize,Question,Clarify,Predict);Poems for Two Voices (or more);and Transactional Theory (Efferent and Aesthetic).It is very important to encourage students to participate, even when they are shy and so incorporating these various strategies helps to elicit their input.As for me I especially like the Poems for Two Voices reader response method due to the different voice patterns being heard as the poem is read.I like this because it is a group reading the lines according to their characters which is fun...I love this class, and of course will miss our dear Dr. Rivera.We need more instructors like her, at least for those of us that become almost paranoid about keeping up with the class assignments.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Learning New Reader Response Strats
Learning never stops...just when you think you've already learned enough ways to encourage student engagement, some other great stuff comes along like...: SQCP (Summarize,Question,Clarify,Predict);Poems for Two Voices (or more);and Transactional Theory (Efferent and Aesthetic).It is very important to encourage students to participate, even when they are shy and so incorporating these various strategies helps to elicit their input.As for me I especially like the Poems for Two Voices reader response method due to the different voice patterns being heard as the poem is read.I like this because it is a group reading the lines according to their characters which is fun...I love this class, and of course will miss our dear Dr. Rivera.We need more instructors like her, at least for those of us that become almost paranoid about keeping up with the class assignments.
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I enjoyed the poems in two voices activity, too. There was something almost soothing about our voices in unison.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The poems for two voices, or in our case for four voices, was very entertaining to read. I think though, that it would have been nice to listen to just four people stand at the front of the room and read it to us to give us the full affect of how it should sound. Not just a bunch of people trying to keep together into their groups. But i think students will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI really like attending this class because I really get something out of it. I mean, the strategies really work because we actually do the activities. I liked the four voices too, it made the story more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with ou that when you tink you learnsomehting knew, you still got something to learn from this class.
ReplyDeleteAlso, eating and writing is a good combination.
I agree...at times I consider I should drop the math and business and go into reading. There is so much fun involved and being unique is part of the fun. Plus with math you REALLY need to be creative. My head hurts just thinking about being creative with math.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the poems with two voice is a great activity for our students to learn to read together in unison. Happy belated birthday :)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the wonderful wishes and may you have a nice evening after class.
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Poems with two voices was something I've never done before, but it seemed like it was an effective way to bring readings to life.
ReplyDeleteHappy Bitrhday, Cat! And, of course learning never stops; we all know this already! However, I wish learning could SLOW DOWN a little. My brain feels like an unorganized library! The info is there, but where to find it & how to access it... well, just keep searching!!
ReplyDeletetoday we learned different strategies and we might be able to use it in our interdisciplinary unit lessons.
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