Reading Challenges

By having good communication skills, we are able to successfully undertake the lesson. If I am unsure of anything after reading the lesson plan I am confident in asking the teacher to explain or elaborate more on the task set to the students or learning outcome. By

In Kevin Clarke’s essay from Speaking of Reading, the greatest obstruction faced by Clarke in learning to read was his own negative mindset and way of looking at himself as a reader. When Clarke was young and had just commenced reading it was evident that he had struggles and even says himself “I was too afraid I wouldn't be able to understand another book” (4). Clarke saying this illustrates that he created his own negative way of thinking by fearing failure and not understanding something which is a major obstacle for him in learning to read. In addition to this, Clarke feels as if he doesn’t have what it takes to be a superior reader and goes on to say “I assumed I was wrong...I don’t trust myself to read it right”

Once I have identified the student’s motivation I would develop an individual plan that would remove each of these barriers and enable the student to move to the next level.

The Book of Genesis tells us the family line leading to Christ. This week’s reading had many interesting and prominent characters. I believe that the most appealing character that I read about this week was Joseph.

The following is the outline of the Plan that the student is advised to follow as closely as possible. Each topic will address one or few specific competencies or learning outcomes. Each competency will be graded and assessed using the attached rubric.

Using what you have learned from the readings, discuss why you think lesson plans are important to teaching and which part(s) of the lesson plan will you find most helpful?

After reading and reviewing the “READ” section for unit 1 , I have learned many things that will help me this week and throughout my entire education. The four skills I will begin to use and apply will be investigation, analytical thinking, effective communication, and collaboration. (Bethel University, 2013) I will investigate by asking multiple questions from various people. IT’s important that you know who to ask in order to get the information that you need. Secondly, I will use the analytical thinking so that I can effectively sort through the gathered information and compare new and old information. Next, I will learn to effectively communicate my thoughts and ideas while listening at the same time. Lastly, I will collaborate with my peers in order to share information and see what someone else has learned.

I feel that the tools listed in the article “Read Like a Graduate Student, not a Mystery Fan” are going to help me immensely as I continue my course of education. The first chapter I read, for another course that I am currently enrolled in, I read from front to back like I would normally read a chapter for enjoyment. Upon completing the reading assignment, I felt like I had retained very little information. After reading the first discussion questions required for the course, I had to re-read portions of the first chapter in order to address the topics from discussion questions. I did not read the chapter from front to back but read the introduction, then the summary and finally the content. The second reading,

The book “Among the Hidden” is a great book about a kid name Luke who is a third child who is not allowed to be seen, so his parents hide him in the attic. The police and the people so they don’t kill Luke. So, they hide him in the attic for his own safety. Then Luke thinks his neighbor The Sports family have a third child Jen. In the book “Among the Hidden” Luke changes a lot from the beginning of the book to the end.

In addition to the 30-35 pages of college level reading every week, we also had primary sources to go along with the readings, as well as reading checks twice, sometimes three times a week. At that time I had never had so much work in my life, so I did not know how to deal with the substantial change in workload compared to previous years. I went in to talk to Mrs. Carballo multiple times and that helped, but I was still not accustomed to having so much work, especially at that level of difficulty for one class along with all the work for my other six classes, so I ended up falling

In this set of materials, the reading passage is a historical definition of the electoral system in the United States of America, and the listening passage describes some negative points of this electoral system.

The Module 2 is covering Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Standards’ Standard #7: Planning for Instruction. Oh, I have a long list of questions related to objectives and lesson preparations. How to determine which parts to teach? When should I teach them? Are there any guidelines? Will I be able to choose books to use for the unit? Do I decide what is necessary and what is not? Planning is part of the job. I have no problem with it because I thrive from precision and planning. However, the amount of planning is excessive – to a novice. I have to check with the curriculum of my school district and the State. Also, I will have to ensure that my lessons abide the federal/state laws. But, that does not stop there. I have to acknowledge my students’ needs. There are several steps to validate my teaching.

Southern California, just below Soledad, not far off the Salinas River, near the Gabilan Mountains.

Johnson refers to the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock as “the single most important formative event in early American history” Why? Why are the Puritans so important in Johnson’s telling of American history?

Students in AP Language and Composition (AP3) are required to arrive to the first day of school having completed the “Summer Reading Assignment.” Students are to read Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich and the essays listed below. Then, complete the corresponding assignment (explained below). The assignment is to be turned in the first day of the 2015-2016 school year (August 29th, 2015).