March 14 Post-Emilee

After reading the Salna and Raphael articles I have a new outlook on the idea of book clubs. I really liked that the Salna article brought up the idea of balances literacy. Literacy is such a complex subject that it is important to include as many aspects and ways of learning as possible. The article suggests things such as guided reading, reading centers, shared reading etc. In my placement I see a lot of this things being implemented. My CT does a library center, which allows students to look at books, listen to books on tape and share their reading or writing with a partner. I think that using balances literacy allows the teacher to reach students of different learning levels and brings variety into the classroom and allows students to choose what works best for them. The Raphael article was interesting to read considering we are doing our own book clubs in class. I love the idea of doing a book club because then everyone is able to come together and discuss different ideas and thoughts that they had on the book. It creates great discussions between students and allows students to see others opinions, thoughts and ideas.