Saturday, April 7, 2012

CURR/READ Combined

           I did not believe I could do it, I have actually been able to relate this class to READ 411. My original thoughts on READ 411 were that I would be learning about teaching language and literacy to my students in some way, shape, or form. I was rather confused though, since I did not think that I could relate literacy to mathematics. My other thought was, if I believe I won't be able to relate literacy to math, I definitely won't be able to relate it to technology. 


           Now, hear I am with this revelation of the relationship between these two classes. I'll tell you where it began. For READ 411 I was given a rather large assignment of finding a student, preferably of high school age, and somehow teach them better literacy. I first though, "OK, I'll find a bunch of books and teacher my student to read better." What I did not discover until partway into the assignment was that I would be using technology to my advantage. 
   


           There was a session with my student that I realized that I did not have a book on me for her to look at. I was almost in a panic when I realized, "Of course, I have my laptop on me." I pulled out my laptop and found a piece of literature for my student to read and I implemented my literacy techniques that I learned in class. At this time, technology saved the day. From then on I figured that I would use technology at each of  the sessions with my student.  
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3 comments:

  1. A. GaneshApril 9, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Kevin, it is great that technology saved the day in your situation and sometimes it is better to use than a physical book. For my student, I have been using my Kindle Fire rather than a providing a book from the library because it is equipped with a highlighting tool, you can comment anywhere you like, and pressing one's finger against a word will automatically bring up a definition. With a book from the library, you cannot write in it and most times, the student will be too "unmotivated" to grab a paper and take notes, especially for a novel. Having technology in your hands and definitions accessible at the touch of a finger has enabled my student to learn more words and find a purpose to reading with a better mindset.

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  2. Anthony JorgensonMay 8, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    Kevin,

    This is great that you were able to incorporate technology to your mentoring session with your student. I too did the same as you did. I found three articles online that helped me assess my students needs as a dependent reader. Technology was able to help me get started with the project and in turned help me finish the project via Microsoft Word.

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2017 at 6:15 AM

    Kevin,

    sad.

    -Former Student

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