"A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops." -Henry Brooks Adams To put it simply, a teacher gives direction to all their students. It is the student's choice to take that inspiration and become the great person that he/she is intended to be.
I enjoyed reading Chapter 8 because Taberski wrote about her experiences about guided reading. During my student teaching, my master teacher used this strategy in her reading. She was in charge of two reading groups while I was in charge of one. It was great to learn how to find the different kinds of books to fit each child's need in the group that I was in charge of. Eventually, I was in charge of the whole class which was a challenge that I embraced.
What I like about the book is that it centers around helping beginner readers in the elementary level, but the strategies that are mentioned throughout the book can be implemented in the secondary level as well.
ReplyDeleteIf the teacher is creative, and isn't afraid to try out new ideas, the teacher will prosper in incorporating the strategies mentioned in the book. I personally feel that guided practice works and can be done in the high school level, if we had the right materials and the funds to hire teaching assistants to assist us in reaching our literacy goals.