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This article was one of the best articles that I have read in a while. I could really relate to this article considering I read to my tutee today at Oak Grove Lower. Today I met a sweet little girl that I will be tutoring for the rest of the semester. The little girl, Ali, really likes to read, but she does not like to do so read during the summer today or at home very often. She is a great reader to be in the third grade. Ali was very good at re-telling and remembering details about the story. After asking Ali to complete the beginning, middle, and end, I observed that she was very proficient at these skills. I have the feeling that she has re-told a story before. With all of this being said, I will stress, and stress the importance of knowing children’s interest. Today we all were supposed to do an interest inventory and a reading inventory on our students. There are a whole lot of books out there that students might and might not like. I really liked getting to know my student tutee a little better in a practical, easy way. 

Getting to actually work with students is extremely helpful to me when trying to decide if this is actually something I truly want to do. I love it! 

Background knowledge! What an important aspect of reading! Having a rich background is very important when reading. It is also important to know the context clues skills and procedures to figure out the meaning of words that are not recognizable from the background knowledge of a student. Not every kid will have background knowledge, so it is important to let that student experience the vocabulary that is being used in stories that the students are reading.

All in all, there are many, many strategies available for use in every classroom. I really like participating and learning new strategies in Dr. Bishop’s classroom. A constantly learning teacher is a great teacher!