CH. 4 & 5 in WK

BOOK
Chapter 4 as a whole

Chapter 5 as a whole & " He put down $10.oo at the window. The woman behind the window gave $4.00. The person next to him gave him $3.00, but he gave it back to her. So, when they went inside, she bought him a large bag of popcorn." (Ch 5. pg 62/63)
RESPONSE
After reading this chapter there wasn't specific things I connected to. What I enjoyed most about this chapter was watching, or reading, Kate teach two classes about a comprehension lesson using the book Eleven by Sandra Cisneros. I thought it was very interesting seeing how well she progressed from the first class to the last. I would agree with Kate that teaching things like comprehension to children can be very difficult. It can be a real challenge however I think Kate did a really good job teaching the lesson the second time. After reading this chapter I also thought of how beneficial it is to talk, discuss, and critique yourself with more experienced teachers. People learn from their mistakes but they also learn from others and the knowledge that they can bring.

Chapter five was another interesting chapter. When I think about teaching I don't think about how to teach comprehension, or think about inference. An inference would be hard to teach students if you don't have the appropriate knowledge of how to teach it. As you get older you tend to forget about the things you were taught because it is so natural in your world today. I really liked the paragraph used to get the students to "infer". Before I read on in the chapter I read this paragraph and tried to make inferences. As I read the two classes' response and what they came up with, I thought they had good imaginations. I think reading short paragraphs like these in the classroom everyday or once a week would be great to do. I think students would learn a lot about inferencing and as time passes it will become so natural for them.