Kellie Decius– “Let’s Get WILD”
After reading the first chapter of Miller’s, “Reading in the Wild”, I have already learned a lot. I have found her text to be extremely helpful for me when I am thinking about how I want to structure my classroom in the future. I really enjoy the way she gives so much time in class for her students to read independently. I think that this concept of independent reading during class time is so often overlooked because it takes time out of content learning; but like Miller says, some kids won’t read at all if she doesn’t give that time in class for her students to read books of their choice. Reading is such an important factor in children’s education. By skipping over giving your students independent reading time at that age, you are not putting the stress on the importance and the joy of reading, of being a “wild reader”.
What I saw in the reading that may prove to be challenging is the time management aspect of teaching as well as making sure everything gets covered thoroughly. I think that this will be challenging especially concerning that every student is going to comprehend and learn the concepts at a different pace.
When I think about teaching, a smile immediately comes to my face, especially teaching reading. Since I was little I have always loved reading and the idea of being able to escape into a whole new world (don’t mind the Aladdin reference) just by opening a book and turning the page. I can’t wait to share that with my students and help them find the excitement that I find while reading. While all of this proves to show excitement in my future, I also have some fears about teaching. To begin, I just flat out worry about not being a good teacher. Teaching has a lot of stress behind all the fun times. A lot of the time I find myself thinking about the idea of having my students who future in my hands and how I can impact their lives through just a year of being their teacher and mentor.
One Reply to “Kellie Decius– “Let’s Get WILD””
Hi Kellie!
We are definitely on the same page about loving how Miller’s book is giving us ideas on how to structure our classroom and provide enough time for our students to read. I also made the point that some children will not read at all if it wasn’t for teachers giving students time to read in class. You have a very good point about what may be challenging. It’s scary to think about everything that teachers need to cover! Hopefully we will both learn how to do this within our first few years of teaching. It’s great that you’ve always loved reading! Because of that, I’m sure you will be a great teacher. You had some really insightful comments about this book. Have a good weekend! :)