As an Integrated Science teaching major, there are certain aspects of literacy (specifically teaching it) that I am hoping to learn through this course. Taking TE 301 made me realize that even though Science may be my favorite subject, I am still required to teach other subjects, and how important literacy is to learners. As I prepare to teach in an urban setting, I can only hope that I have the knowledge and skill to successfully accomplish literacy in my classroom. Knowing the umpteen statistics that are out there regarding literacy rates with children will gear my attentiveness to literacy instruction. Throughout this course I hope to gain the skills necessary to improve the reading scores of behind readers, increase my student’s writing abilities, and doing all of this in a safe and welcoming learning environment. I look forward to learning about how to motivate my students to be excited about reading and writing, and to become life-long learners. I know of assessments that can be given to children in the various areas of literacy, and hopefully through TE 402 I can learn how to use the information gained from assessments to make the best teaching decisions for each of my students.
I want to bloom into a teacher that truly cares and has respect for each student in the class. I want my students to know that in my class is where they can feel safe, and can grow into successful learners. I also want to bloom into a teacher who can be excited about teaching reading and writing and can then, in turn, get my students excited about these topics. I want to become aware of more pieces of literature to use in my classroom and ways to affectively teach these pieces of literature.
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