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Writing Center Lesson 4
A writing center should have many activities for the students to work. Therevshould be several tools for students to use such as: pencils, crayons, or markers. They can create drawings, sight words, letters to friends. I liked the idea of students having file boxes and mail boxes. The idea of having charts in the center and students bringing pictures or magazines from home was great. I really learned alot from this chapter to halp develop students writing skills.
The scaffolded writing is very important to young learners. I feel having a writing center in your room would really give the teacher more time individually with students. Each student would get the special instruction needed for writing.The scaffolded writing promotes vocabulary learned and how to use words in sentences. Journal writing will become easier with time, if given some individual instruction from beginning. My class uses a chart most of the time. We put words on the smart board or dry erasse board. We think of sentences using our new sight words. Then we write them on the board. Most of our journal writing is done as a group. We are beginning to write our new words from our phonic lessons. The class discusses their meaning and write sentences. Students practice spacing when writing sentences. This chapeter gave good ideas on how to improve writing skills in the young learner.

Book Nook Lesson 3
The benefits of having a Book Nook in your classroom. A book nook will enhance reading skills in children. Sharing books can help literacy emerge in children. There should always be a time in the day to read for fun to students. Reading to students and encouraging discussion about the books helps vocabulary to emerge and develop in your students. You should always use a variety of books.
Developing a book nook can be an important part of your classroom. The space should be small, but inviting, so students want to choose to go when they have free time.
Books you use in your book nook should be a variety of themes. Special occasions like holidays or seasons, animals, places, foods, transportation are examples.
My book nook is in a corner with a big cardboard Clifford the Big red dog. My students love pretending to read to him. I use books with lots of pictures so they can tell the story and believe they are reading. I put books in a basket. The students sometime ask for certain books I have read to them in class. I try to change them out every other week. The students are also aloud to go to other parts of the room.
This chapter really encourged me to use a book nook in my room.

Read-Alouds Lesson 2
Reading loud to children is very important part of a younger learners curriculum. Teachers should read everyday to their class. I feel the older students enjoy this time too. A teacher should pick a time each day where students can take a break from class work. Students need to participate during the reading session.
The book list in chapter 4 was informative on different titles that you would want to look for in your library. Students should be in a comfortable and close to teacher so they can hear the story.
In my class the students sit on carpet in a circle. I call it storytime. I sit in a rocking chair. I usually have books selected for different holidays and special events that happen during each month. I feel this helps with teaching social studies and science. I usually read with a stuff animal to get the students interested. I usually change my voice to give eachcharacter their own identity. Older students would enjoy chapter books. So they can look forward to finding out what happens to characters in a certain situation. My students are allowed to bring a stuffed animal from home and a special book. This really gets them edxcited about reading. My foster grandmother also reads to them on Tuesday and Thursday when I have speech therapy.
I am having trouble with my ablog account. So I am sending thie lessons by email. Kerry Bryan MillCreek School