Module 2 Summary

Throughout this power point, I learned that the strategy of strategic reading is when students are grouped together purposefully with targeted strategies in order for students to become fluent readers. I love the idea that this approach has more student-directed instructional approaches in order for students to be more in charge of their learning. This strategy helps students develop a passion for reading which I found very important. I have found that many students have a negative attitude towards reading due to prior experiences.  One of the main components of reading that this strategy discussed was the importance of establishing a purpose for reading a text. I have found that in previous experiences, students are much more engaged and excited to read when they have a connection to the reading.

                  I have found the scaffolding approach to be very successful with students. When teachers are able to model the learning strategy and then students are able to complete the task on their own, they begin to take responsibility of their learning. I really like how the power point addressed the fact that students will reach success levels that they did not think were possible. I feel as though when introducing texts to students, graphic organizers are a great way to organize your thoughts. I have found that when I provide students with a lot of background knowledge before reading a particular text, students develop an interest and desire to read the text. This engages the students throughout the lesson and excites them to begin the story. Throughout my undergrad, I learned about Blooms Taxonomy. I feel as though this diagram is a great reference tool to have as a teacher.

                I really enjoyed this video because I am currently conducting my action research on student’s interests. I love the idea of allowing students to choose from a menu of options in order for them to choose what they would like to complete. Matching the needs for students with different learning styles in the classroom is a great way to provide differentiation in the classroom.

It is amazing to hear in the video that Tomlinson had students that were four grade levels behind in reading.  The idea of differentiated instruction came from this middle school setting. Flexible grouping is a great way to reach all students in the classroom that are at different learning levels. I feel as though the most difficult part about this would be just as Tomlinson said, managing a classroom.