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Carnival of Educators -Drama Club Edition

Welcome to the November 17, 2009 edition of carnival of educators. This is the fourth edition of the Carnival of Educators. For those new to carnivals, they are basically blog or column posts that include links to tidbits from dozens of other carnivals. Each week the carnival is hosted at a different blog to spread the wealth and the work around. This weeks edition is the Drama Club edition. In the past two weeks, I have been to numerous homeschool and school productions, and my own kids are in the middle of Tech week for a play scheduled for five … Continue reading →

Allow Students to Have Opinions

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Among the reasons that students gave that they do not enjoy reading was that they feared that they would not have the right interpretation of the text. In some cases students get very intimidated during group book discusses with the teacher. A typical middle school or high school literature class is carried out by the students reading a select passage of a book and then openly discussing it in class with the teacher. The teacher often asks the students to give an interpretation and meaning of the text that was read. They are also often asked to analyze the characters … Continue reading →

Monitoring Student Reading

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In my last article I discussed how teachers can give encouragement to struggling readers. When working with struggling readers, it is important to show them success in their reading. When students see that their work is paying off, they are much more likely to continue reading and working on reading strategies. They will also feel better about themselves and have more confidence when reading. One way to monitor and show improvement to students is to periodically carry out reading speed tests. Once a month (or whenever you feel it is appropriate) had out a passage of text to the students. … Continue reading →

Encouragement for Struggling Readers

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Recently I have been discussing the ways that teachers can knock out the excuses that students give on why they do not enjoy reading. There are several little things that teachers can do to help encourage students to read. Many students are not completely against reading. They feel that they are not good at it so they simply give up on reading. Teachers can help students in this situation by giving them hope to be a better reader. Taking reading tests of any type can be very stressful for students who struggle in reading. Before administering these types of tests … Continue reading →

How Teachers can Help Students Enjoy Reading

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I have been having many discussions lately about reading. In those discussions I gave some very common reasons why children state they do not like to read. In those excuses children stated that they did not like to read because they were going to have a test later and that took all of the fun out of reading. I have also been giving teachers tips and advice on how to do away with these no reading excuses. There are many simple tasks that teachers can carry out to encourage children to read. One suggest thing that teachers can do is … Continue reading →

Knocking Out Reasons Students Avoid Reading

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I had begun listing some common reasons that children and adults alike state that they do not enjoy reading. When looking over those common reasons there are things that teachers can do to help with all of them. While teachers cannot force students to enjoy reading, they can encourage children to read. In this article I will begin discussing the things that teachers can do to address the reasons why children claim they do not like to read. The first reason was due to painful eyes and headaches. When child complains of eye burring or headaches during reading, further investigation … Continue reading →

More Tips for Selecting Books

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Previously I had listed some tips on helping children make good book selections from the library. Finding the right book and getting a child involved in a story that he or she enjoys is one of the best ways to motivate the desire to read. Here I have a few more tips to offer before you head off to the library! Talk with friends. Look for other children your child’s age and see what they are interested in reading. Seeing others interested in reading may also help to encourage your own child to read more. Talk with teachers. Ask teachers … Continue reading →

Tips for Selecting Books

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Recently I discussed the concern that the number of children who read for fun is decreasing. It seems that the older children get, the less they enjoy reading. While many different factors may contribute to why children do not find reading fun, one problem that many children face is finding the right book. There are some things that both parents and teachers can do to help children when selecting a book to read. Before taking your next trip to the library, discuss with your child the importance of careful book selection and about book browsing before making a choice. Use … Continue reading →

The Importance of Songs, Poems, and Rhymes in the Classroom

If any of you have searched the websites of teachers or teaching websites (especially those of preschool, kindergarten, or primary grades) you have probably noticed that most of these sites feature renditions of popular chants, rhymes, and songs. These writings add new words to old favorites to fit a particular theme or time of year. For example you may see “The Ten Little Indians” changed to “The Ten Little Turkeys”. For each unit or thematic focus, I try to have at least two or three of these remakes. The key is to have a tune that children already know and … Continue reading →

Interpersonal Students

Our personalities and character define who we are. Although some of us have tried, it is very difficult to change the way that we perceive and react to the world. Students behave in the classroom due to their nature. Teachers also behave in the classroom due to their nature. How a teacher or student reacts in certain situations can tell us a lot about how he/she learns. One classroom cannot possibly be created of students with all one same personality. Therefore, teachers must learn to teach to all characters and personalities. While the task may be difficult, parents and teachers … Continue reading →