We had three readings assigned this week and the Evans and Igor readings really reached out to me. I found the Hill reading much to choppy and difficult to really get into. The first article I read was by Evans and it was called Literacy Moves On. In this article, Evans discusses how the format of literacy has been radically changing through the past couple of years. It is important for us as educators to be aware of this changing literacy formats and attend to them in the classroom. Many children are finding literacy outside of books alone. This article fits in well with the idea of the multiple genres we created for our MGRP. Until this class, I had never considered the idea of literacy being outside of books. I am happy I am now aware of the large of amount of literacy available.
Another reading I completed this week was by Igor. The Inner World of the Immigrant Child is about a young child Dennis and how coming to a new school and new country was difficult for him. This article discusses how the teacher reached out to Dennis and made him feel comfortable. The idea of making a new child feel comfortable is very important in their success. We are educators need to be aware of this fact and do everything we can to make immigrant and new children feel comfortable. There are many mixed emotions when entering a new classroom. A child can feel anything from culture shock to excitement or a mix of the two. Every child needs to have their needs met and it is important for us to figure out ways to do this.
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