Michelle S.- Reading Endorsement 2022

 Michelle Suggs Module 3 February 23, 2022 After reading chapters 6-10 in Lenses on Reading , I think that this week’s reading assignment highlights the standard and component 6.4- Candidates advocate on behalf of students. Starting with chapter 6, it is evident that learning and teaching standards is more than just the academic work. Maslow through his Hierarchy of Needs Theory discusses needs that go well behind the actual curriculum. Children need to know that they are safe, wanted, loved, and cared for- stressing that there is more to teaching than just the academic work. A student who is hungry is going to be unable to focus on the lessons, as well as a student who feels unsafe. Unfortunately, many students are not safe, wanted, loved, and cared for outside of the classroom/school setting, which is what makes it so important that they have these needs met at school. The researchers of brain development state that the before the neocortex was developed, the limbic system ...

Michelle Suggs Module 2 February 16, 2022 I enjoyed most of this week’s reading even though it was a lot of information. It took me back about 25 years to many of my college classes. First, let me make a confession- I thought last week’s readings were based on Standard 1; after reading other people’s blogs, I realized that I read the instructions incorrectly, and I was supposed to select the standard that I believed best fit the reading. For this week’s reading, I saw several standards and components as part of the chapters, such as Standard 6.1 seems to align best with Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s idea of self-mastery and learning evolving naturally due to their own curiosity. However, overall, I would have to say that Standard 1.4 best fits this Module 2 reading. This standard and component involves demonstrating knowledge of the historical and evidence-based foundations related to the role of the reading/literacy specialist. Now, I know most of this week’s reading concerned the history o...

Michelle Suggs Module 1 Blog February 9, 2022 Standard 1 discusses having the foundational knowledge needed to be a successful reading teacher/specialist. This is the foundational standard because all other standards build upon this one. It is essential that a literacy specialist has a solid understanding of the theoretical, historical, and evidence-based foundations of reading, writing, language, speaking, and listening in order to be effective. Lenses on Reading by Diane H. Tracey and Lesley Mandel Morrow introduces theories and models and the difference between the two in chapter 1. One major concern for reading and ELA teachers is what to do when a child is having reading difficulties even after traditional reading instruction and the teacher’s best effort have been given. At that point, the teacher or reading specialist has to rely on theories of education and reading to try and find a solution for the student. According to the reading, a theory of education refers to “a ...