Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Chapter 4

Chapter 4
If You're Born Poor, You'd Better Start Reading.
Joe Queenan

Wow, that is powerful.
After reading this chapter I have made more visits to Green Acres Title 1 room.  I am checking out leveled books for my students to read and re-read.  I continue to use basal readers and specific reading skill practice in skill based reading groups.  I have added genuine literature to their reading practice with books like, Is Your Mama a Llama?, Amelia Bedelia, and The Boxcar Children.  This creates a great amount of excitement in the classroom.  I have also added quite a few non-fiction books to my classroom library.
I have to say I feel proud of myself.  I think I am practicing what this chapter is preaching.

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