I was working with one of my students the other day, reading a narrative essay together. We read aloud taking turns at every paragraph. After each paragraph we discussed plot, theme and words and phrases that seemed confusing to the student. To make sense of it all I told him whenever you come across something in the essay that you don't understand, look at the paragraphs/sentences before it to see if there are clues that can help you understand the confusing idea. If you're still confused, keep your questions in mind and continue reading to see if your questions are answered later in essay.
The student caught on with this reading comprehension process, searching for meaning thru context. He seemed eager to finish reading the essay on his own.
Yes this is the reason why I do what I do. But No this is not a blog attempting to inspire ya'll to be educators because it is a fulfilling and rewarding vocation, not financially of course. No this is not one of those blogs.
I think most teachers will agree that they learn a great deal from their students... this is one of THOSE blogs.
what I learned from my student:
Gosh darn it! I have to get ready for work.
Ok let me give it to ya quick style:
Having a process(es) in place to tackle a percieved problem can make things so much easier and maybe even entertaining!
Huh, this ended up turning into "a blog attempting to inspire ya'll to be educators because it is a fulfilling and rewarding vocation" after all!
hahaha
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