As I read this article I learned how to implement different types of reading in my classroom and how to teach children to use the clues in their reading to learn what a word means. Last semester I learn alot about different types of shared readings, but after reading this article I really understood more about shared readings. Shared readings are way of keeping students interest and engaged in the lessons that you are teaching. As I read this article I found that I really like how examples of teachers real ideas and experiences were used are teaching tools.
I like to part of the article that the teacher mentions how context clues and references are important to be used to learn the meaning of words. I liked the part about the teacher wanting her students to learn to have a inside and outside word strategies. This is like understanding how to use the clues around the word to figure out its meaning and also using the word itself to understand the meaning of the word. I thought that this was a wonderful idea in that it shows students to rely on the information that they already know to build on and learn something new.
Another important thing that was in this text was about using text structure to understand the information in the reading. This shows students how to understand what is important in the text that they are reading. We as teachers have to show them how to use the italicized words, bold words, and headings to understand what they are reading. After reading this article I can say I feel more confident on shared reading and how to use it in my classroom.
