Reader's Theater:
I enjoyed doing the reader's theater Thursday, as I always enjoy Dr. Bishop's class. Out of the Dust, in my opinion, is not the most intriguing book. However, when doing reader's theater with the book, it makes it completely different and more engaging. When doing this strategy and many more, I personally learn a great deal more than just sitting in a desk listening to a "read-aloud". Not that read-alouds are not helpful, in some cases the most definitely are. I just think that doing something more is a lot of times better. I really enjoyed not only doing the reader's theater, but also watching and listening to others. With this type of strategy, you are more likely to listen and comprehend more so than some others. Quote from text: "And as the dust left, rain came. Rain that was no blessings. It came too hard, too fast, and washed the soil away." I chose this quote because it reminded me of today's time. It's always too much or too little. Nobody's ever satisfied with what they have. If it doesn't rain, we want rain. If it does rain, we want it to stop. That is how it seems like it was then, and how it still is today. It also applies to allot of other things in today's society. Question: Why do we always want something different, whether it is good for us or bad for us or whether were not sure if it is good or bad?
Chapter 6:
Quote: "Graphic organizers have been shown to be a great assistance to students with learning disabilities." Page 103. I agree with this quote. I think that graphic organizers are a great tool for all students but especially for students with learning abilities. Being able to see content represented in different ways can be and is very helpful for all students. This makes me think about how in our science class for education whenever we created concept maps for students we were teaching. It really helped me understand more about the topic and it most definitely helped them, also. Question: "How often should we use graphic organizers in the classroom? When can they begin to be too much for the students?
I loved reading your post, Maggie, particularly the focus on our Readers Theater experience. You wrote, "I really enjoyed not only doing the reader's theater, but also watching and listening to others." So true for our youngsters too, don't you think, they learn from each other arguably more than they learn from us.
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