Reading and learning are maybe interchangeable thing because you learn to read, and read to learn... I don't think reading is really reading until we understand and comprehend what it is that we are reading. Letters,words,symbols, numbers, pictures, etc. are meaningless without a knowledge of what they stand for.
Hi Stacia, I agree that reading cannot be without understanding. We can visually scan a page, a screen, and look at the words and symbols but not attach any meaning. Sometimes I feel that as an adult now it is impossible to not attach meaning to what we read :)
You are right that you cannot be reading without comprehending the words and their meanings. Students should love to read because it can make them successful, especially at a young age. Reading exposes the students to so many different things giving them the opportunity to expand their knowledge. -Mayra
I was thinking the same thing as Karina when I listened to your Yodio - that we learn to read and read to learn (only maybe not so succinctly). I think that you shared some valid points and I agree with you that a strong foundation in reading at elementary levels can really help give students a strong, lifelong tool.
Reading and learning are maybe interchangeable thing because you learn to read, and read to learn... I don't think reading is really reading until we understand and comprehend what it is that we are reading. Letters,words,symbols, numbers, pictures, etc. are meaningless without a knowledge of what they stand for.
ReplyDeleteHi Stacia, I agree that reading cannot be without understanding. We can visually scan a page, a screen, and look at the words and symbols but not attach any meaning. Sometimes I feel that as an adult now it is impossible to not attach meaning to what we read :)
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You are right that you cannot be reading without comprehending the words and their meanings. Students should love to read because it can make them successful, especially at a young age. Reading exposes the students to so many different things giving them the opportunity to expand their knowledge.
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I was thinking the same thing as Karina when I listened to your Yodio - that we learn to read and read to learn (only maybe not so succinctly). I think that you shared some valid points and I agree with you that a strong foundation in reading at elementary levels can really help give students a strong, lifelong tool.
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