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3321 m&w ch.3

ch. 3. Comprehension means understanding what we read and it's the role of the teacher to enable and support comprehension. We need to have reading material that interests the kids and that they can relate to. Scaffolding is a good idea...that we use questions, models, feedback, and instruction and gradually withdraw and let the children become more independant. There are different types of reading. Aesthetic reading is reading for fun. Efferent reading is reading because they have to, like reading a textbook. It requires more work and one may have to slow down and even reread to get the message. We can use schema when we read a book and apply our prior knowledge so we can relate to a book better.

3321 m&w

Ch. 2. Educators need to be considerate of cultural diversity. There are so many different nationalities and religions. Cultural mismatch in the culture of the school is unfortunate. So if the students culture matches the school then they're more likely to succeed and if a students culture doesn't match the culture of the school then they feel uncomfortable and can be labeled as having a learning disability. I believe we need to face the challanges of culturally responsive schooling rather than have students fall through the cracks or drop out. We need to encourage cultural diverse students and let them know that their language and culture are good and important. I like what the book says about one of the best ways for us all to learn about each other is through books that challange us to become different and more experienced in our knowledge and our views.