Comments on: TEACHING CONTENT IS TEACHING READING

By: emctigue

emctigue — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:34:22 +0000

This video is such an excellent explanation for future teachers. I’m using it in my Reading in the Content Area Class.

By: tozzer577

tozzer577 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:32:31 +0000

as a teacher for geography and social studies: thank you so much!

By: rvictor46

rvictor46 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:52:24 +0000

Ok – I’ll buy the importance of prior knowledge. Just one question: If you prior knowledge is essential for comprehension, how do you get any [through reading] anyway??? In order to read unfamiliar text, you must have comprehension strategies –

By: dbw8m

dbw8m — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:37:47 +0000

Right, as the %age of material in the passage that is familiar drops, it gets harder to understand, and most people quit trying when it gets below 80% or so. I’m sure that reading strategies can push that a little lower. . .but most people don’t use them in everyday contexts. . . they quit.

By: rvictor46

rvictor46 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:10:30 +0000

Which is why teachers need to help students develop academic persistence! I agree that we need to use informational text in the early grades as students are learning to read – it is a win, win situation. Informational text is the kind of text adults encounter most often in the “real world” and it is increasingly the kind of text students are required to deal with as they move through middle and high school.

By: dbw8m

dbw8m — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:52:51 +0000

Agreed! And in early grades when students can’t get much from reading themselves, there are other ways of conveying this information, of course: read-alouds, etc.

By: rvictor46

rvictor46 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:27:17 +0000

It might interest you to know that there is a current movement in developmental literacy to infuse more non-fiction in the early grades. There have been many good books published for early readers and for developing readers, too. The International Reading Association identifies books each year for children and young adults that are particularly good books to use with students. Also, NCTM, NSTA, and NCSS publish lists of books [many keyed to standards] to use with students.

By: msufan66

msufan66 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:38:06 +0000

…and this is why wealthy children read better. They have the life experiences to lend meaning to more of what they read.

By: dbw8m

dbw8m — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:52:10 +0000

I have heard this. . .I hope it gains traction. . . .read alouds are important too!

By: dbw8m

dbw8m — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:45:49 +0000

Agreed, this seems to be a very important factor–wealthy families can provide a richer home environment. . .