Monday, October 4, 2010
Readicide Chapter 3
Chapter three in Readicide was very interesting to me. It talks about how the over-analyzation of teachers can be one of the main causes. Who would have ever thought that a teacher reading a story to the children and then decides to ask questions coud be a cause of why students lose interest in reading. This idea or thought could very well be true for the students in elementary school. However, for those students in middle school and high school definitely lose interst due to the text being boring, laziness, and ways to find shortcuts. I noticed that the author also mentioned how one page papers (REFLECTION BASED) were good ways to keep the interest of readers. I find that to be very true due to the fact that each student is capable of expressing how they feel. It also allows the child read deep into the text and gather a better understanding. It assures them that their is no right or wrong answer and builds their confidence in expressing their opinions.
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I agree with one-pagers, Tashina! I think, though, that Gallagher is talking about more than asking questions after reading. He mentions significant over-analyzing. I remember people telling me they began to hate reading in middle school when teachers would make them answer five questions and pick out 10 new vocabulary words at the end of each chapter of a class novel. This redundant over-skill will make a good read, drudgery. As we will soon discuss in class, questions are important. Perhaps getting students to ask their own questions is what one of our goals should be. What do you think?
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