This document provides biographical information about the author and discusses their use of the book "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" in an ESL classroom. It outlines the author's educational and professional background, philosophy of empowering students, and typical classroom activities. The author finds the book helps students express themselves creatively and realize they are not alone in facing challenges at school and home.
Parent Literacy
Childhood Education
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Carly Davenport
October 30, 2017
Importance of Reading to Young Children
Language skills.
The language used by the parents to the children tend to be repetitive and limited to vocabularies which are employed daily in addressing them. Thus, when the parents or the instructors read for the children, they enable them to have access to new vocabularies different from topics which comprise of more words and phrases which they do not hear on a daily basis. It also allows to learn new languages and develop the fluency when speaking.
Children lack the reading skills and therefore, it necessary to guide them. By that, the children will be able to achieve the following skills.
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Importance of Reading to Young Children
Improves cognitive abilities
Memory/Long-Term- enables a child to access stored information
Visual Processing- allows children to think in visual images
Improves concentration
Attention/Sustained- helps children stay focused
Attention/Selective- helps children ignore distractions
1. Reading exposes the child to various brain exercises. These activities provoke their brains and thus making them start thinking and understanding things from a broad point of view and develop their way of reasoning (Kalb, 2014).
2. Reading to young children on a daily basis enables them to sit still for long periods, and this will be beneficial as they join school. Usually a child is distracted easily by their surrounding.
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Benefits of Reading to Young Children
It develops the child’s imagination and creativity
Helping your child to become creative opens their minds up for great possibilities
Reading is a form of entertainment.
Have one or two nights a week for reading then make up games to go along with the story
It builds strong relationship between the parent and the child.
When parent spends time by his/her child bedside reading a book, this creates a bond between the them. Building a bond can help children grow emotionally.
1. When the parents read to their children, they provoke their mind to think about the characters, the setting to understand the flow of the story. Through that, the children are able to improve the way they choose ideas and think or imagine.
2. For instance, when reading comic books they present funny events which make the children enjoy the story and even respond to questions.
3. Sitting down with you child at the end of the day to read, helps both the parent and the child unwind and relax.
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Resources for Story/Music Time
Films
There are various films performed purposely targeting the children. They present funny stories, entertaining events, and music for preschoolers. The movie can be a source of stories and music times that are recited to the children.
Linguistic books/novels
Reading of the linguistic books to children help them learn about their native language quickly. This will enable the children to unde.
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ow does your positionality bias your epistemology? I’ve
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positionality can bias one’s epistemology—is itself a leap for many peo-
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quality education they deserve. To compound this misfortune, some col-
lege administrators and professors view these students—often poor, often
minority, sometimes bilingual—as “deficits.” These students pose prob-
lems for our teaching; we have to spend lots of money to “compensate”
for their “deficiencies.”
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Silly Journals: The Use of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” in the ESL Classroom
1. Silly Journals: The Use of
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”
in the ESL Classroom
by Mari-Carmen Rivera-Marrero
2. All About Me
Ramey School, Ramey Base, Aguadilla (1987-1999)
Bachelor's degree in Teaching Physical Education,
Secondary level, University of Puerto Rico,
Mayagüez (2003)
Master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching
Physical Education, Pontific Catholic University of
Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (2007)
Certification as English teacher in progress!
3. Professional Background
I have been a teacher at the
Academia Pentecostal Bethel
for six years
Second to Fourth grade
Fifth to Ninth grade
Kindergarten
I was an English tutor at La
Casa de la Juventud
I haven’t taught Physical
Education but have been
assistant coach to the
school’s volleyball teams
5. Academia Pentecostal Bethel
Located between two public schools and different shops
Students from different social levels attend the school
Elementary and middle school grades are taught
There are four sports’ teams
Last year approximately 185 students were enrolled
Parents participation is visible in the elementary level
6. Academia Pentecostal Bethel
Physical structure
Three buildings
Lunchroom/cafeteria
Computer laboratory
Science laboratory
Title I trailer
Playground area
7. My Classroom
Technology
Facilities
Infrastructure
8. Personal Philosophy
“…relationship of students to teacher is,
without question, dialogical, each
having something to contribute and
receive” (Critical Pedagogy: An
Introduction, pg 15)
9. Personal Philosophy
“Conscientizaçao or conscientization is defined as the
process by which students, as empowered subjects,
achieve a deepening awareness of the social realities
that shape their lives and discover their own
capacities to re-create them. “ (Critical Pedagogy:
An Introduction, pg 15)
10. A Typical Day in the Classroom
“One of the most important legacies of public
education has been to provide students with critical
capacities, the knowledge, and the values to become
active citizens striving to realize a vibrant
democratic society. Within this tradition, Americans
have defined schooling as a public good and a
fundamental right (Dewey, 1916; Giroux, 1988).
11. How I “Normally” Teach
Writing
Using vocabulary to write stories
“…a journal is a powerful tool of creative expression
and self-healing…” (Schiwy, Marlene A. 1986)
“the journal is the place to experiment with writing, to
be as silly or as serious as you want.” (In Our Own
Words: Student Writers at Work, pg 15)
12. Objectives (Wimpy Kid)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Audience
Seventh Grade
Why teach it?
They needed something to channel
their energy, their problems, into
What I expect to happen (achieve).
Relief, funny comments, for them to
realize that they don’t have to grow
up so soon and that they’re not the
only one with problems at school
and at home (conscientization)
14. Procedure
Step by Step
Read and complete the handouts given
carefully, being as truthful as you can
Choose your favorite handout and write
a journal entry based on how it relates to
you and why you chose it as your
favorite
If it has to do with a past experience,
don’t be afraid to narrate what happened
and how you felt after it
If it has to do with something you’d like
to happen, or you had never realized,
also feel happy to write it down