After reading this week’s practitioner readings written by Jennifer Buehler I found the following points to be helpful as I move further into teaching.
1. Understanding the importance of young adult novels as a way of “drawing students out into the larger world” (Buehler,2016,p. 2)
2. Understanding that reading can build a community for our students. The author of this weeks readings, Jennifer Buehler states, “I read to find myself in books, take on the perspectives of others, explore new topics, appreciate beautiful language, develop critical perspectives on the world around me, and connect with fellow readers” (Buehler,2016,p.3).
3. Understanding that school reading can and has been restrictive in the past, but by offering choice, providing the materials, and encouraging exploration teachers can break through that pattern.
4. Understanding that relevance is important in engaging our students to read. Stocking our classroom libraries with novels that are relatable, take risks, and blur genres will light a reading fire in our students (Buehler,2016,p.27).
5. Understanding that reading still needs to be taught even in the secondary education field. Students need to be exposed to diverse perspectives in young adult literature in order to think critically about the themes being discussed.
References
Buehler, J. (2016). Teaching reading with YA literature: Complex texts, complex lives. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Yes. So much yes. I like the points that are standing out to you. My sense is that you have a really growing desire to meet students where they are and see some actual movement and growth in your students as readers. I think Beuhler can be wildly helpful in that kind of orientation to kids and to classrooms.
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