Week Four

I was very excited to do research this week because I am starting to get the hang of this Leatherby Library thing. This week was quite simple and I came up with so many great articles when it came to dealing with fluent readers and reading as a subject for young children. Each week my subject opens more doors for me and it is really quite interesting reading things such as, if a child has a negative first impression on reading it will stick with them for life pretty much I know it is so true because I am a very weak reader and never felt anything positive when it came to reading. I know how important it is, so the source this week that I found is not only written in 2015, it is a teacher's tool that teachers of these young children can use to make sure that children have a positive experience with reading and language in general. This source that I found through the Leatherby Library gives multiple strategies on how to work with all the different types of children you will come across working with. This source is definitely one I can use in the future and it really got me interested in finding more. I have come to the conclusion that academic journals are a source I do enjoy reading most. 

Wanting to work with as young of children as I want to it is all about the experiences you have with them and how they take those experiences and grow in the years. These young years are the most crucial so any little tool helps, and these academic journals are perfect tools to use, and there are studies linked so there is information to support what these authors have to give. They know what they are talking about and they have been through it before, so having that resource is positives across the board. 

Week Three

This week I gave the EBSOhost another chance after I was getting pretty frustrated last week with it. I seemed to have gotten much further this week then I did last week. I signed up to sign in and borrow the books to read for my assignments. The Leatherby Library is something very new to me and I hope to get stronger at it. Each time I seem to get the hang of it more and more and get further into my research. I definitely have come to the conclusion to use less words in your search if you want to get anywhere because the more words you use the more chance the search will not find all the words and will give you a " no results found " answer. I want to say just don't give up. It does get confusing but the information that comes about really helps your searches when you get the right keywords together. 

Each week my knowledge of this subject grows so much because I am learning not only for myself but for the students I will be working with in the future. With this assignment and the source that I found I was a great training source for me on what to look for when it comes to working with the different children I will be working with. The more I research all this the more I come to find that it is not only about the reading to be strong and to start so early with these young children, but it is more about the development of their fluency skills where the reading and writing comes from. When dealing with such young children it is really hard to pressure and put them through so much at such a young age when they are just barely learning how to decode and use the pictures to understand the words they are looking at. This subject is really catching my attention because I know the difficulty when you read something and after finishing the reading not really understanding what you just read in words. It can be a very strong subject or a very very weak subject, so building a strong foundation at first with them so young is important to grow in the positive direction. 

Week Two

In my findings this week I actually ventured off more towards how developing fluent readers at such a young age will enhance their fluency skills all around. I, myself, am not a strong reader but I do know how important reading is. As they say, at such a young age it's all about learning how to decode and understand what you are reading. And in my readings it stated that if a young one is to have a negative experience with reading to begin with, the readings from then on out will stay negative. Starting them young and slow gives them the chance to learn the process and gain the knowledge on their own, leaving them feeling powerful and independent. 

Reading is the stepping stone for the language development along with many other aspects when it comes to these little minds. Building their vocabulary and their sentence structures while reading and looking through books makes me a more confident student and all around learner when it comes to in the classroom now and in the future classes that they have. Also, helping children enjoy reading give them the option to be independent and get lost in these amazing book that we out there so their fluency skills are sharpened and it keeps them wanting to go to school, which keeps them out of trouble. 

Week One

Welcome fellow bloggers and classmates, 

My name is Tianna. I am 25 years old currently with an associates from College of the Desert in Liberal Arts. I am California born and raised, and I am a workaholic. I am currently a server and happy as can be. Part time work with part time school and just a little time in between for fun and my family. I just recently transferred into Brandman University, this will be my fourth class so far. I absolutely LOVE it here so far. Every professor I have had has been great, the office faculty have been so helpful in making this transfer as smooth as possible. My major is Early Childhood Education and my goal is to graduate with my Bachelors, and just recently started thinking about going forward to my Masters, but not too sure yet. My future goal is to be either a Kindergarten or first grade teacher. I love children, always have, and since I could remember teaching is what I have wanted to do. 

In my career path I would like to research more about the trainings that current teachers in Kindergarden and or first grade go through and why. I know in this field the training is consistent and constant to keep up with all the changes that arise each and every day, but I do not really know what these changes entitle or are specifically targeted to do. In this class I also want to learn to information that is accurate, because now and days anything can go onto the Internet. With all the different urls and websites, knowing which ones to trust and which are just made up takes a lot of skill and practice. I'm hoping this class will give me the skills to distinguish the differences.