Module 3 Summary

               It is amazing that now a day there has been so much technological advancement that students have to learn how to read and write in a print word as well as a social media world. I never thought about how students were much more exposed to narrative texts rather than expository texts. The article stated that students are more successful on standardized tests when they have more exposure to expository texts. I found it interesting that if students do not develop the skill of retelling a story, then they will have a difficult time summarizing the events that occurred in a text. One tip that I am going to use in my classroom from the article is being careful when choosing texts. If students are exposed to too much difficult vocabulary in a text, then they will most likely feel overwhelmed. I found the chart that was found in the article to be very beneficial as well in order to have a reference of books. The different phases that were introduced were a helpful hint in order to prepare a class when introducing an expository text.

                  I found that the action research paper was very beneficial because I am completing my action research on student interests. This is a great reference to have through the entire action research project. Another piece of information that I found to be resourceful was the Five Expository Text Structures chart. This is a great chart to have when discussing different examples of graphic organizers.

Information Literacy Strategies

                  I absolutely love the opening quote in the video "Encouraging Enthusiasm for Reading" that discussed  that children are made “readers on the laps of their parents.” I can relate to this growing up as a child and reading to my parents as well as relatives. I felt as thought this was a very inspirational video. I really enjoyed the Dr. Seuss quotes because we are going to be celebrating his birthday in a few weeks in my classroom by making green eggs and ham. One of the most important things that I took away from this video was allowing children to express their creativity.

                  I had never heard of the smart table before watching this video. This type of table is incredible for children’s learning. This table seems very adaptive for each student’s learning style. It makes me curious how many schools actually have this type of table in their classroom. I cannot believe how technologically advanced this table is and how effective this could be in the classroom. My students would absolutely love this.