Teaching Content Is Teaching Reading

dbw8m Says:

Jan 12, 2009 - Thanks! I'm not sure how long I spent on it, but it was a looong loooong time. . . .

emctigue Says:

Jan 12, 2009 - This video is such an excellent explanation for future teachers. I'm using it in my Reading in the Content Area Class.

tozzer577 Says:

Jan 22, 2009 - as a teacher for geography and social studies: thank you so much!

rvictor46 Says:

Feb 1, 2009 - Ok - I'll buy the importance of prior knowledge. Just one question: If you prior knowledge is essential for comprehension, how do you get any [through reading] anyway??? In order to read unfamiliar text, you must have comprehension strategies --

dbw8m Says:

Feb 2, 2009 - Right, as the %age of material in the passage that is familiar drops, it gets harder to understand, and most people quit trying when it gets below 80% or so. I'm sure that reading strategies can push that a little lower. . .but most people don't use them in everyday contexts. . . they quit.

rvictor46 Says:

Feb 2, 2009 - Which is why teachers need to help students develop academic persistence! I agree that we need to use informational text in the early grades as students are learning to read - it is a win, win situation. Informational text is the kind of text adults encounter most often in the "real world" and it is increasingly the kind of text students are required to deal with as they move through middle and high school.

dbw8m Says:

Feb 2, 2009 - Agreed! And in early grades when students can't get much from reading themselves, there are other ways of conveying this information, of course: read-alouds, etc.

rvictor46 Says:

Feb 2, 2009 - It might interest you to know that there is a current movement in developmental literacy to infuse more non-fiction in the early grades. There have been many good books published for early readers and for developing readers, too. The International Reading Association identifies books each year for children and young adults that are particularly good books to use with students. Also, NCTM, NSTA, and NCSS publish lists of books [many keyed to standards] to use with students.

msufan66 Says:

Feb 7, 2009 - ...and this is why wealthy children read better. They have the life experiences to lend meaning to more of what they read.

dbw8m Says:

Feb 8, 2009 - I have heard this. . .I hope it gains traction. . . .read alouds are important too!

dbw8m Says:

Feb 8, 2009 - Agreed, this seems to be a very important factor--wealthy families can provide a richer home environment. . .

2255babies Says:

Feb 19, 2009 - Thanks for the vid~ really a great help for me~

MiaZgra Says:

Mar 1, 2009 - All children can go to the library. There are a wealth of children's authors who write about math, science, history, baseball - anything and everything. Any parent can take their kids to the post office and teach them about mail. Any parent can take their kids to the grocery store. You don't have to be well-traveled or well off to have life experiences. Life experiences happen to everyone, regardless of whether they are "wealthy" or not.

mr5tein Says:

Mar 21, 2009 - Are you saying students actually need to learn stuff? I thought that's what Google and their personal learning networks were for...

mr5tein Says:

Mar 21, 2009 - Why do you think wealthy children have more life experiences? Seriously, I would think wealthy children have _less_ day-to-day learning experiences. I grew up lower-middle-class and my memories teem with life experiences, e.g. (as MiaZgra points out) from running errands with my parents, reading, listening to the news, etc.

mr5tein Says:

Mar 21, 2009 - And educational video, whether aimed at kids or not, Bill Nye, History Channel, Discovery channel--I watch shows like this with my first-grader whenever he is interested, and we ask and answer questions about what we see and hear. If his mother and I are talking about politics, we might summarize it for him so he not only feels participant, but he can learn something, too. To me we have such a wealth of accessible, media-rich information there's lots for kids to explore and learn from.

SherryHutchins Says:

Apr 4, 2009 - I just turned in my Master's thesis on the importance of being able to read content knowledge. My professor sent me the link for your video. Excellent! Thanks for sharing such a vital idea.

dbw8m Says:

May 6, 2009 - ON AVERAGE, kids from wealthy homes hear a more varied vocab., are talked to more, more often go to libraries, museums, are asked their views and opinions by parents more often. . .these data are from studies in which observers go into homes and just record what happens. . .

edennist Says:

Jun 7, 2009 - I left teaching elementary science 2 years ago because reading had become the monster that ate the curriculum. I couldn't convince teachers that engaging students through rich science activities paired with great science books (not text books) would be a far more effective instructional strategy than using leveled fiction books of dubious quality. The school I left dismantled my science lab the next year and hired more literacy coaches. Reading scores have not improved. *sigh*

Jinks1951 Says:

Jul 11, 2009 - This is a great video! I'm a school librarian also a reading specialist -- mostly I like to develop readers. I like to encourage wide interests and building curiosity among my elementary students. This is especially important with "disadvantaged" out-of-the-mainstream students. I will save this video.

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Sep 25, 2009 - I am so thankful to be homeschooling my kids! We read, talk and learn about life together. Thanks for confirming my choice. I will be posting this to facebook for my friends to read.

abelltube Says:

Sep 28, 2009 - You can't put too much water into a nuclear reactor. - A monty python sketch.

jsesky Says:

Oct 1, 2009 - a literacy coach couldn't agree with you more!

lweingarden Says:

Oct 15, 2009 - Please please PLEASE, post this video on TeacherTube!! I can see it from my home but my school system blocks YouTube so I can't share it with my colleagues!!!!