Tovani- Chapter 9

April 18^th, 2012
Tovani- Chapter 9

This chapter starts off by talking about how the author had so much going on at once. She talked about how we should help students as well as educators to focus on what’s important. She talks about how what she should spend her efforts on and what she determines as important. She discussed how important it is to give students the chance to think hard about the world around them. She talked about how we need to be confident in believing that we can help students become better readers.

I like the way the Tovani gave real examples of the struggles in her classroom. It really helped me to connect and imagine circumstances that I am going that have to deal with when I am an educator. Sometimes I think we have this idea in our heads that our classroom is going to run smoothly at all times. I think it is important to realize that the classroom is not always going to be perfect and as a teacher I am going to face challenges. This chapter helped me to think more deeply into what I want for my classroom and how I need to relate to my students and focus on what it important. It is important to inspire and motivate students.

The strategies I used while reading this chapter were; making connections and thinking deeper. I also -re-read parts of the chapter to get a better understanding.


　

　

Citations

Tovani, C. (2004). Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, grades 6-12. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.