I really liked the article by Holliman this week about centers. I am in a kindergarten classroom and my CT uses centers everyday. I really like the idea of centers and I think it is very efficient in a kindergarten classroom. I like that children are able to work alone, with a partner or even in groups while in centers. While I am in the classroom for my placement and it is center time I will walk around the classroom observing the students and guiding them if they need help or have any questions on the assignment that they are supposed to be doing. I thought this article was helpful on how to plan a center and why centers are beneficial to students. My CT will usually have an art center, library center, math center and writing or letter of the week center. The students in my class respond really well and seem to love going to centers. It keeps the students interested because they are constantly moving around the room from one center to the next. I would like to incorporate centers into my future classrooms.
The Gregory and Cahill article was also very helpful too. I am in a kindergarten classroom. I think that teaching comprehension is difficult in any grade but I think that is can be especially challenging in kindergarten. The students are just beginning to learn how to read and teaching them comprehension seems like it may be very hard. I think what this article has taught me is that it is possible for students to comprehend and make
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