Ok Ivy, I think what you said is true and right. An important part of the reading process is context (within the content of what you are reading and social context as well). Also we create meaning as we put letters and symbols together. Without creating meaning, the reading process is mute. It is pointless. You can read a word, but until you create a meaning or association to it, it is useless.
Ivy, I think that you are right! We need to make sense of symbols and words in order to be fluent readers. I especially liked the example that you gave regarding your grandparents reading to you. We need to learn to love reading at a young age. I completely agree that we need to put context into what we are reading. My daughter has always watched me read and couldn't wait to do it herself. She is finally reading and she absolutely loves it!
I agree with you on what reading is and that it is understanding symbols and words and putting them together to make an understanding of the meaning. I also like your example about how your granparents to use to read to you and compared that to Vygotsky and how higher learning occurs from social interactions. I think you made some great points in this response! Stacia
Thank you for the reference to what we have been reading about in Ed Psych. I was visiting with a friend yesterday morning, and she told me a similar story about her youngest son - who was much, much younger than his two older brothers. He was reading by the time he was three because his brothers would sit with him and read the newspaper and sports magazines, etc. It is true that if we are surrounded by others who value reading we are more likely to get a firmer grasp of it at an earlier age. I also like the fact that you brought in different types of reading - as for math and science - because they are equally as valuable as stories, which is what I most often think of when I think of reading.
Ok Ivy, I think what you said is true and right. An important part of the reading process is context (within the content of what you are reading and social context as well). Also we create meaning as we put letters and symbols together. Without creating meaning, the reading process is mute. It is pointless. You can read a word, but until you create a meaning or association to it, it is useless.
ReplyDeleteIvy,
ReplyDeleteI think that you are right! We need to make sense of symbols and words in order to be fluent readers. I especially liked the example that you gave regarding your grandparents reading to you. We need to learn to love reading at a young age. I completely agree that we need to put context into what we are reading. My daughter has always watched me read and couldn't wait to do it herself. She is finally reading and she absolutely loves it!
I forgot to sign my name: mn-eMAT is Mayra!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on what reading is and that it is understanding symbols and words and putting them together to make an understanding of the meaning. I also like your example about how your granparents to use to read to you and compared that to Vygotsky and how higher learning occurs from social interactions. I think you made some great points in this response! Stacia
ReplyDeleteIvy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reference to what we have been reading about in Ed Psych. I was visiting with a friend yesterday morning, and she told me a similar story about her youngest son - who was much, much younger than his two older brothers. He was reading by the time he was three because his brothers would sit with him and read the newspaper and sports magazines, etc. It is true that if we are surrounded by others who value reading we are more likely to get a firmer grasp of it at an earlier age. I also like the fact that you brought in different types of reading - as for math and science - because they are equally as valuable as stories, which is what I most often think of when I think of reading.