3321Mon. Night Chapter 4

I like this chapter regarding responding to literature because it really informs me of how children get when they are truly engaged in their book when they read. I used to think that when I would call a student and he or she did not respond to me it meant they were being rude. That is why I am trying to find books that relate to every area of life for my blog list; as it is stated in this chapter, "the places we've been, the people we've known, our ages-everything about us-influence how we respond to a book." pg.59.
Though I plan to teach special education, I like the idea of having books at the beginning of the school year and seeing which ones the students prefer by having them select the ones they like. Until now I did not realize how many things really influence children's response' to books. Now I understand why a student may be shy in not wanting to read out loud in class. Getting a child started early in life is important regarding getting him or her familiar with books, as well as respond to questions, discussions, and reading the book.
As I was reading regarding what a powerful influence peers are I got the idea of a class activity. The activity is to discuss the book before hand, read the book to the class, divide the book into sections as I read and ask questions. After wards divide the class into sections and hold conference time so each group of students can talk about the book, draw a picture, write words relating to the story, and then group by group each would talk about the story. I believe this would help in thier relation to peers, speech, writing, creativity, and memory; that is why I was really drawn to the Ativities for Deepening Children's Responses to Literature section on pg. 77-84.