I would help my students find purpose for what they are reading by connecting it to the real world. When I was in school we would read newspapers and find articles out of them. This reading related to the real world; it gave news on the events happening. Certain jobs can also require people to read things they may not like or do not want to read and reading in school can be good practice. Exposure to many diffrent kinds of texts is also a good purpose. The class I am observing in now is reading Medea which is a Greek play. My teacher explains it to the students that it is her job to expose them to diffrent kinds of text so they know what is out there. If they like it great they can find more books and if not they can choose to read something else on their own time. Reading Science material also is important. Science effects our environment and our future. I would explain to the students we are reading things in Science so we can learn how to fix or prevent things the same goes for History. If you do not acknowledge your mistakes you are bound to make them again. The last thing we need would be another World War. I would try and connect something in the real world to my reading material.
It is really important to set a purpose for students before you have them read. Setting a purpose helps to focus a students’ attention as they read and helps improve comprehension. There are many ways to do this and some can be done very quickly. If you tap into students’ prior knowledge on a subject it increases comprehension as they read the text and then they can read to find out additional information. You can do a picture walk of a text and ask them what they think is happening and then tell them to read and find out if they were correct. Another way to set a purpose for reading is to show the students the cover of the book and the title and let them make predictions of what they think the story will be about then read to see if they were correct. You can do a quick introduction to a story and then tell them to read to find out something. On informational text you can do a KWL chart and then have them read to find out what they want to learn.
I think that one way to help studetns find the purpose in what they are reading is by relating the information to their time and place. For instance if the students are reading a story from the late 1900’s have a class discussion about how the topics are related to today’s society. Also, if the class were reading an information text about a previous event, which has had major impact on society talk, about what would happen if the event had happened. The class can also discuss how the event changed the world or the course of human kind. As a teacher we should let the students know that what they are reading will have implications on their lives. Within their daily lives they will have to read all types of material in order to understand what needs to be done. I will let my students and try to have them realize just how much they will have to read. By allowing them to be involved in simulations, which show them how it would be if they couldn’t read, hopefully it would ignite a fire within them to want to learn how to read and the recuperations of their actions.
Finding a purpose in reading is important for all people. To get students involved in reading I would let them read books that they may find interesting, and this can be done by observing the different type of books that students usually read. I have also found that Readers Theater is a great way to help create a picture within the students mind to help them comprehend what is being read within a story. I have also found with young children picture walks are good to use because students are able to use their imagination to predict what will happen within a book and this sometimes will bring about curiosity, and students would want to know what happens next. Having students read about things that can happen or have happened and connecting it to their life is also a great way to help students find a purpose of reading different text, and is something that can be used on all age groups.
Just like Anthony said in his blog one thing that we can do as teachers to help our students find purpose for reading is connect it to the real world. When you can connect your reading to things that the students are going to encounter outside of the classroom they will be able to understand why they need to do it. Reading about things that have happened in or society and that the students have heard about makes things come to life. Students need to know that reading is a huge part of our society and being able to do it is important. I think that reading all of the types of reading helps students as well. They need to be introduced to as much as possible. Another thing we can do as a teacher is to let students read things that are interesting to them. This will get them reading more and having them enjoy what they are reading. When you allow students to read about things they like they are going to be more exited about their readings. Another thing you can do as a teacher is tap into the student’s prior knowledge. This will help you find out what the students know about and what they want to know more about.
I believe helping students find a purpose for their reading is critical in developing comprehension. According to an advanced study of the Teaching of Secondary School Reading, a specific focus or specific purpose for reading is one that helps guides student efforts to focus on important information in the text as a student and teacher. I believe prior to reading, teachers should help students determine a purpose through building background knowledge and helping make connections. Building background knowledge provides students with reasons to continue their learning and understanding through more reading about a particular topic. It also helps students establish an understanding of what they already know while intriguing them to seek more. Also, making connections between the reading and their own personal experiences assist readers in developing a purpose; and as a result, they have an easier time comprehending what they are reading. If a student is able to relate what she is reading with something she has experienced in her own life, then she has developed a purpose. Building background knowledge and making connections allow students to set a purpose and become intrigued in what they will be reading. This is essential to helping students enjoy and understand a variety of reading material. At times with certain educational reading material, it can be difficult to make a connection or a find a purpose for reading. However, as a teacher, it is necessary for you to develop and verbalize those connections students can make. By doing this, you are not only helping students to connect and comprehend the text, but you are teaching them strategies to find a purpose in any type of reading material.
To help my students find purpose in reading I would have them to read things that they can relate themselves to. I would also have them to read things that are about other students their age. By having the students read about students their age they can try to relate their lives to the students they are reading about. Also a method that would be helpful for students to find purpose would be using a KWL. This would help the students to lay out what they already before reading, what they want to learn while they are reading, which can help establish purpose, and what they have learned after the reading. As a teacher my goal will be to help the students realize the importance of reading and having a purpose to read, because reading is essential in life and essential in learning.
According to William Blanton, as early as 1946, it was written that “the purpose of reading governs rate and depth of comprehension. Blanton goes on to discuss research in the 1970s that setting a purpose “directs the reader’s attention while reading and aids in the selection of information from reading material.” I find it especially beneficial at my grade level (1st) to spell out the purpose of reading for my students. For instance, I may tell them that we are going to practice a reading strategy called visualization while I read The Boxcar Children to them. I provide them with paper to draw the images in their head while I read a chapter. Another day, I may say that we are going to practice guessing what word comes next. I read the story and have them fill in certain blanks. I explain that as we get better at this, it helps us to be quicker readers. We do not have to sound out each word because we know what word would make sense there. Other times, I tell them that we are reading just for enjoyment. During these times, they tend to grab the Shel Silverstein poetry books, graphic novels, or non-fiction books with excellent photography of their favorite animals. Sometimes we read to find the things that we don’t understand. Then we can figure out how to answer our questions and better comprehend the text. When doing any type of reading, it is important to explain to the kids why you want them to practice certain skills or strategies and how it relates to their comprehension because after all, that is the whole purpose of reading. I find that setting a purpose helps in my own reading because I can sift through the unimportant information and get to the meat of it. I take notes on the parts that are meaningful to me or that will be good to include in my annotated bibliography. I know how I will be assessed so that affects the way I read the article. Ultimately, giving students a purpose for reading will aid their comprehension of the text.
I agree with all of my classmates of ways to help students find a purpose for what we have them read. I think that one important factor is motivation. We need to get students motivated in reading and what they are about to read. This can come from relating it to real world connections, as Anthony had said. It also is important to tap into prior knowledge, as Terri had discussed. All of these factors are important. If students are able to use strategies to find important the key elements in the stories they read they will be able to comprehend what is being read. Being able to comprehend what they read will help the students become more interested in what they are reading. I also agree with Terri about making predictions. If students make predictions about what they are getting ready to ready they will look for specific ideas throughout the story as they read. This type of strategy will provide a purpose for students as they read.
Implementing strategies and activities that allow students to find a purpose for reading is essential in promoting reading comprehension. Providing specific purposes for reading helps students direct their reading towards a goal. When helping students find a purpose for reading, it is important to explicitly state the intended focus or purpose of the reading. In many cases, students choose to read texts on their own and in turn know their purpose for reading. In the classroom, however, it is the teacher who must guide the students in becoming aware of the purposes for reading particular, teacher-chosen texts. Providing specific purposes for reading avoids presenting students with the huge task of remembering everything that they read and allows them to know whether they are reading to determine main ideas, locate details, understand vocabulary terms, etc. As a result, they can apply themselves to a specific, manageable task (Stuck, 2010). There are a number of strategies that allow students to develop a purpose or a focus for reading a particular text. Providing students with pre-reading strategies and anticipation guides allow students to identify a purpose for what they are about to read. Activating prior knowledge, brainstorming, and making predictions also enable students to set purposes for their reading. The use of KWL charts, ReQuest procedures, DR-TA, and think alouds are other strategies that provide students with specific purposes for reading. Students must become aware of particular purposes for different texts and various genres. Students who read with a purpose tend to comprehend what they read better than those who have no purpose (Row & Smith, 2005). This result may occur because the students are attending to the material rather than just decoding words (Stuck, 2010). For these reasons, it is crucial that students are able to identify specific purposes for the texts that they are reading.
Setting a purpose for reading is vital in helping students enjoy what they read. As many have already stated, connecting what students are to read with real life situations will encourage readers to gain knowledge and relate their life to what is occurring in readings. Moreover, setting a purpose before one reads, engages students in critical thinking strategies that urge them to want to read more. For instance, throughout my education in developing teaching strategies and upon reading the article by J.W. Gillet on Understanding reading Problems: Assessment and instruction, I think having students predict what will occur, using think-pair-share strategies, jigsaw strategies, and even the K-W-L strategy will guide students into further discussion and allow students to explore how this material relates to their lives. In addition to relating the content to our student’s everyday life, students need to enjoy what they are reading. Therefore, allowing students to choose reading materials that are interesting to them will encourage them to continue to read. When they choose these materials, I can discover what they are interested in and introduce the students to a variety of literature.
I agree with most posts on this blog. Setting a purpose for our students is incredibly vital before you even begin to have them read. I would try and do this by relating what they read to their interests and to their current time. I believe that if we encourage our students to read things that have to do with certain issues that either the society is facing at their current time, or things that people their current age are experiencing, then that will give them more motivation to read it. They would see a purpose in reading it because they would understand that people are actually dealing with these things now, instead of reading something from the 1920's (not that that isn't important) that they cannot relate to, they have something where they can relate experiences in their lives to what they are reading.
A critical component in increasing a student's comprehension of text, is identifying a purpose for the text that is being read. Thus, by having the student identify a purpose for a reading, his/her comprehension skills will increase. When a purpose is set for a reading, it helps the student to narrow in on the important information within the reading. It is important to identify the critical features of the reading that relate to the purpose of the article. Many people on the blog have had good ideas that will help the student identify a purpose of a reading. I agree with the Gilet article that, a great idea is to use predicting strategies. Based on the title and the summary points, what can be inferred about the purpose of the article. In other words, what is the author trying to tell us in this reading? After the reading is over, the students can revisit their predictions and tell why they were correct or incorrect. Also, a good way to help the students find significance in the reading is to relate it to their "real-life" situations. By making the scenario something that the students can relate to, they have a much better chance of reading and remembering.
I agree with Colleen that helping students find a purpose for their reading is critical in developing comprehension. If the major goal is comprehension then we must relate the information in the text with their real lives. The same systematic observations that educator Clay uses to assess reading comprehension is the same observations that need to take place so that the teacher is able to build interest based on the students personal experiences. The key to being an successful educator is to know your children.
I would help my students find purpose for what they are reading by connecting it to the real world. When I was in school we would read newspapers and find articles out of them. This reading related to the real world; it gave news on the events happening. Certain jobs can also require people to read things they may not like or do not want to read and reading in school can be good practice. Exposure to many diffrent kinds of texts is also a good purpose. The class I am observing in now is reading Medea which is a Greek play. My teacher explains it to the students that it is her job to expose them to diffrent kinds of text so they know what is out there. If they like it great they can find more books and if not they can choose to read something else on their own time. Reading Science material also is important. Science effects our environment and our future. I would explain to the students we are reading things in Science so we can learn how to fix or prevent things the same goes for History. If you do not acknowledge your mistakes you are bound to make them again. The last thing we need would be another World War. I would try and connect something in the real world to my reading material.
ReplyDeleteIt is really important to set a purpose for students before you have them read. Setting a purpose helps to focus a students’ attention as they read and helps improve comprehension. There are many ways to do this and some can be done very quickly. If you tap into students’ prior knowledge on a subject it increases comprehension as they read the text and then they can read to find out additional information. You can do a picture walk of a text and ask them what they think is happening and then tell them to read and find out if they were correct. Another way to set a purpose for reading is to show the students the cover of the book and the title and let them make predictions of what they think the story will be about then read to see if they were correct. You can do a quick introduction to a story and then tell them to read to find out something. On informational text you can do a KWL chart and then have them read to find out what they want to learn.
ReplyDeleteI think that one way to help studetns find the purpose in what they are reading is by relating the information to their time and place. For instance if the students are reading a story from the late 1900’s have a class discussion about how the topics are related to today’s society. Also, if the class were reading an information text about a previous event, which has had major impact on society talk, about what would happen if the event had happened. The class can also discuss how the event changed the world or the course of human kind. As a teacher we should let the students know that what they are reading will have implications on their lives. Within their daily lives they will have to read all types of material in order to understand what needs to be done. I will let my students and try to have them realize just how much they will have to read. By allowing them to be involved in simulations, which show them how it would be if they couldn’t read, hopefully it would ignite a fire within them to want to learn how to read and the recuperations of their actions.
ReplyDeleteFinding a purpose in reading is important for all people. To get students involved in reading I would let them read books that they may find interesting, and this can be done by observing the different type of books that students usually read. I have also found that Readers Theater is a great way to help create a picture within the students mind to help them comprehend what is being read within a story. I have also found with young children picture walks are good to use because students are able to use their imagination to predict what will happen within a book and this sometimes will bring about curiosity, and students would want to know what happens next. Having students read about things that can happen or have happened and connecting it to their life is also a great way to help students find a purpose of reading different text, and is something that can be used on all age groups.
ReplyDeleteJust like Anthony said in his blog one thing that we can do as teachers to help our students find purpose for reading is connect it to the real world. When you can connect your reading to things that the students are going to encounter outside of the classroom they will be able to understand why they need to do it. Reading about things that have happened in or society and that the students have heard about makes things come to life. Students need to know that reading is a huge part of our society and being able to do it is important. I think that reading all of the types of reading helps students as well. They need to be introduced to as much as possible. Another thing we can do as a teacher is to let students read things that are interesting to them. This will get them reading more and having them enjoy what they are reading. When you allow students to read about things they like they are going to be more exited about their readings. Another thing you can do as a teacher is tap into the student’s prior knowledge. This will help you find out what the students know about and what they want to know more about.
ReplyDeleteI believe helping students find a purpose for their reading is critical in developing comprehension. According to an advanced study of the Teaching of Secondary School Reading, a specific focus or specific purpose for reading is one that helps guides student efforts to focus on important information in the text as a student and teacher. I believe prior to reading, teachers should help students determine a purpose through building background knowledge and helping make connections. Building background knowledge provides students with reasons to continue their learning and understanding through more reading about a particular topic. It also helps students establish an understanding of what they already know while intriguing them to seek more. Also, making connections between the reading and their own personal experiences assist readers in developing a purpose; and as a result, they have an easier time comprehending what they are reading. If a student is able to relate what she is reading with something she has experienced in her own life, then she has developed a purpose. Building background knowledge and making connections allow students to set a purpose and become intrigued in what they will be reading. This is essential to helping students enjoy and understand a variety of reading material. At times with certain educational reading material, it can be difficult to make a connection or a find a purpose for reading. However, as a teacher, it is necessary for you to develop and verbalize those connections students can make. By doing this, you are not only helping students to connect and comprehend the text, but you are teaching them strategies to find a purpose in any type of reading material.
ReplyDeleteTo help my students find purpose in reading I would have them to read things that they can relate themselves to. I would also have them to read things that are about other students their age. By having the students read about students their age they can try to relate their lives to the students they are reading about. Also a method that would be helpful for students to find purpose would be using a KWL. This would help the students to lay out what they already before reading, what they want to learn while they are reading, which can help establish purpose, and what they have learned after the reading. As a teacher my goal will be to help the students realize the importance of reading and having a purpose to read, because reading is essential in life and essential in learning.
ReplyDeleteAccording to William Blanton, as early as 1946, it was written that “the purpose of reading governs rate and depth of comprehension. Blanton goes on to discuss research in the 1970s that setting a purpose “directs the reader’s attention while reading and aids in the selection of information from reading material.” I find it especially beneficial at my grade level (1st) to spell out the purpose of reading for my students. For instance, I may tell them that we are going to practice a reading strategy called visualization while I read The Boxcar Children to them. I provide them with paper to draw the images in their head while I read a chapter. Another day, I may say that we are going to practice guessing what word comes next. I read the story and have them fill in certain blanks. I explain that as we get better at this, it helps us to be quicker readers. We do not have to sound out each word because we know what word would make sense there. Other times, I tell them that we are reading just for enjoyment. During these times, they tend to grab the Shel Silverstein poetry books, graphic novels, or non-fiction books with excellent photography of their favorite animals. Sometimes we read to find the things that we don’t understand. Then we can figure out how to answer our questions and better comprehend the text. When doing any type of reading, it is important to explain to the kids why you want them to practice certain skills or strategies and how it relates to their comprehension because after all, that is the whole purpose of reading. I find that setting a purpose helps in my own reading because I can sift through the unimportant information and get to the meat of it. I take notes on the parts that are meaningful to me or that will be good to include in my annotated bibliography. I know how I will be assessed so that affects the way I read the article. Ultimately, giving students a purpose for reading will aid their comprehension of the text.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of my classmates of ways to help students find a purpose for what we have them read. I think that one important factor is motivation. We need to get students motivated in reading and what they are about to read. This can come from relating it to real world connections, as Anthony had said. It also is important to tap into prior knowledge, as Terri had discussed. All of these factors are important. If students are able to use strategies to find important the key elements in the stories they read they will be able to comprehend what is being read. Being able to comprehend what they read will help the students become more interested in what they are reading. I also agree with Terri about making predictions. If students make predictions about what they are getting ready to ready they will look for specific ideas throughout the story as they read. This type of strategy will provide a purpose for students as they read.
ReplyDeleteImplementing strategies and activities that allow students to find a purpose for reading is essential in promoting reading comprehension. Providing specific purposes for reading helps students direct their reading towards a goal. When helping students find a purpose for reading, it is important to explicitly state the intended focus or purpose of the reading. In many cases, students choose to read texts on their own and in turn know their purpose for reading. In the classroom, however, it is the teacher who must guide the students in becoming aware of the purposes for reading particular, teacher-chosen texts. Providing specific purposes for reading avoids presenting students with the huge task of remembering everything that they read and allows them to know whether they are reading to determine main ideas, locate details, understand vocabulary terms, etc. As a result, they can apply themselves to a specific, manageable task (Stuck, 2010). There are a number of strategies that allow students to develop a purpose or a focus for reading a particular text. Providing students with pre-reading strategies and anticipation guides allow students to identify a purpose for what they are about to read. Activating prior knowledge, brainstorming, and making predictions also enable students to set purposes for their reading. The use of KWL charts, ReQuest procedures, DR-TA, and think alouds are other strategies that provide students with specific purposes for reading. Students must become aware of particular purposes for different texts and various genres. Students who read with a purpose tend to comprehend what they read better than those who have no purpose (Row & Smith, 2005). This result may occur because the students are attending to the material rather than just decoding words (Stuck, 2010). For these reasons, it is crucial that students are able to identify specific purposes for the texts that they are reading.
ReplyDeleteSetting a purpose for reading is vital in helping students enjoy what they read. As many have already stated, connecting what students are to read with real life situations will encourage readers to gain knowledge and relate their life to what is occurring in readings. Moreover, setting a purpose before one reads, engages students in critical thinking strategies that urge them to want to read more. For instance, throughout my education in developing teaching strategies and upon reading the article by J.W. Gillet on Understanding reading Problems: Assessment and instruction, I think having students predict what will occur, using think-pair-share strategies, jigsaw strategies, and even the K-W-L strategy will guide students into further discussion and allow students to explore how this material relates to their lives. In addition to relating the content to our student’s everyday life, students need to enjoy what they are reading. Therefore, allowing students to choose reading materials that are interesting to them will encourage them to continue to read. When they choose these materials, I can discover what they are interested in and introduce the students to a variety of literature.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most posts on this blog. Setting a purpose for our students is incredibly vital before you even begin to have them read. I would try and do this by relating what they read to their interests and to their current time. I believe that if we encourage our students to read things that have to do with certain issues that either the society is facing at their current time, or things that people their current age are experiencing, then that will give them more motivation to read it. They would see a purpose in reading it because they would understand that people are actually dealing with these things now, instead of reading something from the 1920's (not that that isn't important) that they cannot relate to, they have something where they can relate experiences in their lives to what they are reading.
ReplyDeleteA critical component in increasing a student's comprehension of text, is identifying a purpose for the text that is being read. Thus, by having the student identify a purpose for a reading, his/her comprehension skills will increase. When a purpose is set for a reading, it helps the student to narrow in on the important information within the reading. It is important to identify the critical features of the reading that relate to the purpose of the article. Many people on the blog have had good ideas that will help the student identify a purpose of a reading. I agree with the Gilet article that, a great idea is to use predicting strategies. Based on the title and the summary points, what can be inferred about the purpose of the article. In other words, what is the author trying to tell us in this reading? After the reading is over, the students can revisit their predictions and tell why they were correct or incorrect. Also, a good way to help the students find significance in the reading is to relate it to their "real-life" situations. By making the scenario something that the students can relate to, they have a much better chance of reading and remembering.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Colleen that helping students find a purpose for their reading is critical in developing comprehension. If the major goal is comprehension then we must relate the information in the text with their real lives. The same systematic observations that educator Clay uses to assess reading comprehension is the same observations that need to take place so that the teacher is able to build interest based on the students personal experiences. The key to being an successful educator is to know your children.
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