Olivia - ECL310

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PROMPT 8 - #picturebooks

The Artwork of Noah Klocek 

I came across this website (http://imageblock.tumblr.com/) and i loved the way the author expressed himself through different paintings. Each Painting was outdoors, and all told a story individually as well as when they were combined. I think this idea is beyond creative and great for students as they can see how important each section to a book can be, and how much power and emotion one page within a book can hold. 

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PROMPT 7 - Resources

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PROMPT 6 - Phonics

Both sides raised valid points about phonics and the importance of developing upon a persons abilities

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PROMPT 5 - DUST

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PROMPT FOUR - PLACEMENT

After just completing my rounds, I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in primary setting of the classroom. Being in a middle year’s classroom for the first time, I was able to compare the differences and similarities from the early years. I found reading eggs was extremely helpful for the students, allowing them to complete tests once finishing their reading gave the students a challenge to push them further with their reading. They were tested with comprehension questions enabling the students to recap on what they have just learnt but also practice and improve their reading comprehension. Once a week my class also did a cold write (a form of assessment) where they would watch a Disney short film and then write a form of writing about the film, edit and then come to a class discussion where they would share their stories and discuss what they liked and disliked. One thing I did not like was the traditional set of the classroom. The students were given worksheets and rarely got the chance to do something out of their normal routine that was more progressive. I found that reading was promoted brilliantly within the school and I found no faults, whilst with their writing I thought the students could have been given clear instructions of what was expected and how they would know when they were successful. A lot of the students in my class struggled to stay on task and I believe that this would have helped in enabling them to better understand what they needed to do. During the placement I read with a student everyday and on my last day I got the chance to read to the whole class one of my favourite classroom books, ‘the book with no pictures’

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PROMPT 3 - HANDWRITING

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PROMPT TWO - LITERACY POSTER “This week we would like you to make a poster that could be used in a classroom. It should be literacy related, and could be similar to something you have seen in a classroom. It should reflect something in literacy that you think is important in a classroom you will one day teach in.” I’ve created a poster based on something I’ve seen consistently throughout placement. Finding it most valuable for the students when comprehending literacy, the text connections allow students to further allow them to make connections between the text and themselves.

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PROMPT ONE - BEING READ TO

For your reflection this week we would enjoy discovering your memories of being read to. Preferably this would come from your own classroom experiences, otherwise, it can be a reflection on what a parent read to you, or if that doesn’t fit, you can share what you would like to read to a class when you have the chance.

Reflecting back on when i was in ‘middle years’ of school i remember multiple times in which i was read to by my parents, teachers and also classroom group reading. One memory that stays with me of being read to is in Year 5, we had to create an oral presentation of a favourite book that we had read. My teacher had bought her children’s favourite book ‘The bugulugs bum thief’. The book was comical, slightly inappropriate, but had a good story line of mystery. It is something i remember vividly as a reflection upon being read to.