Ch. 3 When Kids Can't Read

I found the section about Amy interesting.


In teaching, you will always find kids that say they do not like to read. I think it is a teacher's job to find something that the student will want to read in order to change their opinion on reading. For example, in the text Amy complains that reading is "boring and It's a do-nothing," however she then said"If it's a really good story, I'll read all of it." As I was growing up I always loved to read, but I can thank my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Hardy, for two genres that I absolutely love! First, she introduced me to Archie Comics. As a fourth grader, I really didn't understand some of the events that were happening, but I would always try to buy one when I would go to a grocery store. I still use Archie Comics as bathroom reading to this day! My second love that she introduced to me were biographies. I LOVE biographies. Especially sports biographies, and she had books on Shaq and Michael Jordan and she put those in my hands. That teacher has effected me to this day! That is my hope as a teacher to try to find a genre or a series for each student so that I can help their love for reading grow!