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Personal writing is a huge part of peoples everyday life now days people email , text, blog and even write letters in order to communicate. I personally prefer to email or text cause there are times that I am on the go or busy that I don't have time to talk. My mom is so stuck in the old days she hardly knows how to use a computer. So we set up a HTML account for her now she is able to communicate with people through her personal spiritual writing. The coolest thing was she actually learned how to text. It may take her a little while to send a message. Now she is constantly sending me sweet motherly messages even when she knows I am in class. This is the funniest thing ever that my mom is doing high tech personal writing.
One of the things that makes me really happy is to be with my family.
Dear family,
I just want every one of you to understand how much you mean to me. I know there are times that you may feel neglected, but I do promise once I am done with school I will make time for the speaial things we used to do. Just want you all to know that I am determine to fulfill my goal to become a elemantary school teacher. I am really proud of you "Esh" that you are going to graduate this year. I will be there to help you as you apply for nursing school. I remeber you as a child playing that you were a nurse. I believe you have a passion for this so you will be a great nurse. Jay you are a junior in high school and still undecided about what you want to do in the future. Thats ok you still have time you can always enroll in classes at the local college and get your pre requisites out of the way until you deicide what you may want to do. My husband just want you to know I appreciate you and everything you do for us. I know its hard paying all of the bills while I am a full time student. I promise to do my best in school so I can one day get a job and help out.
Love, mom

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Today in Mrs. Picketts class we learned how important it is to understand what you read. Comprehension is the main part of reading this helps you understand exactly what you are reading. I had no clue that there was such a thing as decoding words. It was interesting to read that students can read a book without any struggle then you can ask them what they read and they have no clue. I know there are times that I may do that, but didn't know that there was a word for it. I guess it is true when people tell us we learn something new every day. There other ways students may comprehend is using their prior knowledge in order to make a connection. The more schemata a student has they are more likely to comprehend and enjoy what they are reading. Teachers have a huge role in helping children to read they are to try to make them as independent as possible so they can have the skills to continue to develop when teachers are not available. My goal is to become a aesthetic reader by the end of this semester. I am trying to get into the habit of picking something up and reading it instead of turning the television on and watching reality T.V.

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If I won a million dollars I would continue to pursue my degree in teaching. This is a goal that I will achieve no matter what shall transpire. Next it would be great not having to worry about how I am going to pay for school and my student loans. This has been my lifelong dream to become a teacher I think it’s important to have teachers in the classroom that have a passion for this profession. There are too many teachers in the classroom that shouldn’t be. Having my education is something that I will have that no one can take from me no matter how much money I have or don’t have.
The wise thing for me to do is to invest my money well. I would hire a finical advisor to help me make wise decisions. I would make sure I have money saved for my children so they can pay for their college education. I would purchase a new car for each of them. This will give them a way back and forth to work and school. They will be required to have a part time job until they graduate. This is so they can buy all the extra stuff that they may want. I just want to teach them some type of responsibility. I will help them out if they ever need it; however my main concern is that they have money for college. My family and I volunteer once a month at a local nursing home. Every month we ask a few residents at a time what they would like so next time we visit we bring them what was on their wish list on the next visit. Instead of the residents waiting on their turn I would make a wish list for all of them at the same time.
The last thing I would do is to improve my quality of life. I would make sure all of my bills are paid off. I would buy my husband and myself a new vehicle. Then I would pick my mom up and we would go on a serious shopping spree for purses and shoes. Next I would surprise my husband take him to Hawaii and layout on the beach all day and sip on Mai tai drinks.

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In Monday class we learned that writing is a process. I can honestly say I have never heard any teacher tell me that writing is a process. It makes me wonder how on earth I was able to put papers together. However now that I have the secret formula I plan to use it. Now that I know this I can pass this information on to my own children. This will be a valuable tool we can use.
There are five different stages in writing.

Stage 1: Pre-writing – This process is when you gather and organize your thoughts. You can use a semantic map to help you with this first stage.
Stage 2: Drafting- This process is when you put your thoughts on paper. This is your first rough draft.
Stage 3: Revising- This is process is when you change add or delete sentences it is helpful when you have a group of 1-3 people to help you make minor changes or comments.
Stage 4: Editing – This process is when you proofread identify or correct mechanical errors. Meet with teacher to do the final editing.
Stage 5: Publishing- This process is when you make the final copy of your writing. Publish in correct format. Place it on the word wall for social justice.

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After reading this chapter made me realize that it is a very important to have a Culturally Responsive Classroom. An activity that I feel I will do on the first day of school is have the students do a project about them and their interest. Hopefully I can get some ideas about their culture from this activity.I believe that having something in your classroom that has to do with each students culture can automatically make them feel comfortable in a new environment. It can be anything such as food, values, sports or even clothing.
A goal that I would like to set is to allow the students to tell the class a little about their culture. I believe that some of these students have no clue that there are other cultures and beliefs than their own. An example given in class is to invite a guest speaker to your class to speak about something special about their culture.This may allow the students to value and respect all cultures, backgrounds and languages.
All students need to believe and understand that their home language and culture is great. Students need community participation to help them understand that all cultures are great no one is better than the other we are all equal. I cant believe that some teachers would actually assume that just cause minority students don't perform well on assessments that this means they are poorly educated or have some type of learning disability. It is the teachers duty to maybe modify or use a different technique. Teachers need to teach all students to the best of their ability. All kids deserve a equal opportunity to learn no matter the color, race, or religion.
Here is a cool webiste you may want to look up it has all kinds of awesome activites you can do. It also gives you a listing of childrens authors http://www.kidsreads.com/authors.

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What is a circular story? A circular story is a story that is told in a circle pattern. This story must begin and end in the same way.There are many ways that teachers can use this in their classroom. I would use this method on helping the students to learn how to tell time on a clock. I would have 12 chairs in a circle then 12 students will be sitting in these chairs. The other students will take turns acting as the hands on the clock. Depending on where the hands want to land. The remainder of the students will take turns having to guess what the time it is. Then you can switch the roles of the students. This should help the students understand the circular story pattern and they can also have fun with it. (Hope you are able to understand my example.)
There are many ways that you can make reading fun for children. I believe that if the teacher shows the students that she is excited about reading and has a passion for it they will too. Students might not admit it, but they really look up to teachers and want to be just like them. Reading to the class and changing your voice to fit the character helps keeps their attention. Another way is to have a creative reading center.

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Ch.1 Is a very informative chapter this chapter describes how a solid reading foundation is crucial for all school subject and everyday life. I think it is very interesting how much research is being done to help teachers come up with effective ways to teach the students.one example is first you must teach the student how to read. Second is teaching the student to want to read (p.5) . Reading this chapter has made me realize how reading and writing support each other for life long literacy. I know I hear this in class, but I think its different when you read it yourself. On pg 6 They gave an example of a teacher who came up with a great idea for the students who are struggling in reading this is called Reading Recovery. The teacher meets with her struggling students 45 min before school to help them understand and change their attitude towards reading. In this same paragraph a colleague asked her what are you doing and why are you doing this its not as if you are getting paid extra. This teacher was surprised of the attitude this teacher. Her colleague believed that not every child can learn. This teacher needs to find a new profession. I believe every child can learn. Our kids are the future so we must give them the best education we possibly can. Most of all have a great attitude towards teaching who wants a grumpy teacher.

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I was online trying to find a childrens author, but so many came up it was hard for me to pick just one. I found a website that may be helpful to you. http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-olsens-author.asp This website is so cool it listed many children authors. It also gives a little biography about the author and their books.

Ch.1 I have not recieved my book yet so I can't really comment on the chapter. I ordered my book on the 26th of Aug. with speedy delievery, but no book. As soon as I receive my book I should be able to blog about ch. 1.