Journal #1 Reading Aloud: Are Students Ever Too Old? - 8 views

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  #1 Erin Visger on 31 Jan 12

   

  http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr081.shtml
  
  This article was very benefical to me. First off I loved the title, Are Students Ever Too Old? In this case the question was asking, when are students too old to read too? The stance the article takes on, is that students are never too old to read aloud to one another, with an adult, or in a group setting.
  
  Students these days are becoming more tech savy which in a sense is great. We are advancing our world and bringing those advancements into the classroom. However, students are relying less and less on themselves to read. They can simply google search a book or article and there is some kind of audio that reads the text to them. While this isn't a horrible aspect, children, teens, and even adults need to be able to read on their own.
  
  Reading with adults is what needs to be happening at school and at home in the evenings and weekends. Also just because school is out in the summer, doesn't mean reading should stop or slow down, which is usually the case. My Mom constantly made each of us kids read for an hour each day during summer vacation and I'm so happy and thankful she did. I truly enjoy reading and probably always will.
  
  Teachers have discovered that reading out aloud with adults ie; parents, teachers, relatives, or older siblings even has helped children develop their literacy skills such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The kids growth in reading ablilities and vocabulary excelled at a faster rate than those kids who did not read.
  
  Illustrations encourage students to predict and imagine what may occur later on in the story. They are able to draw comparsions together to infer a possible conclusion of the book.
  
  In the end, reading with adults does benefit the kids and makes them better readers in their future years. So keep reading everyone!

   

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