Respond to the following statement. If someone could teach these kids how to read, I could teach them science.
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Reading does not mean comprehension. Reading is one aspect of learning...being totally involved and engaged is another. To fully understand material it takes more than just being able to read it.
Learning science is more complex than reading alone but it is very important. Scientific reasoning is practiced as well and more important than knowledge aquisition.
I feel that I am not a very strong reader when it comes to textbooks. If I am having trouble, I can be sure some of my students are having trouble understanding as well. I think the task of teaching them how to read at least the book or materials you will use in your class is mandatory for the teacher. That task falls under the teacher job description.
Being able to read doesn't mean you will comprehend the material you are reading. The kids could read for hours about science, it does not mean they will learn it. The statement is like saying, "If I can teach my husband to unload the dishwasher, I can teach him how to clean. He might unload the dishwasher, but that doesn't mean he knows how to clean!
A great reader may have a hard time understanding a science text book. I think I am a great reader and yet when I work with students and try to help them "read" their science next, I struggle. We as teachers need to remember to teach as a whole not just one specific area (i.e. science, social studies) and if we do that teaching "how to read" a specific type of text we want kids to read is part of that.
5 comments:
Reading does not mean comprehension. Reading is one aspect of learning...being totally involved and engaged is another. To fully understand material it takes more than just being able to read it.
Learning science is more complex than reading alone but it is very important. Scientific reasoning is practiced as well and more important than knowledge aquisition.
I feel that I am not a very strong reader when it comes to textbooks. If I am having trouble, I can be sure some of my students are having trouble understanding as well. I think the task of teaching them how to read at least the book or materials you will use in your class is mandatory for the teacher. That task falls under the teacher job description.
Being able to read doesn't mean you will comprehend the material you are reading. The kids could read for hours about science, it does not mean they will learn it.
The statement is like saying, "If I can teach my husband to unload the dishwasher, I can teach him how to clean. He might unload the dishwasher, but that doesn't mean he knows how to clean!
A great reader may have a hard time understanding a science text book. I think I am a great reader and yet when I work with students and try to help them "read" their science next, I struggle. We as teachers need to remember to teach as a whole not just one specific area (i.e. science, social studies) and if we do that teaching "how to read" a specific type of text we want kids to read is part of that.
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