Midterm Reflection

I have really enjoyed Reading and Responding to Children’s Literature so far this semester. This class has allowed me to be exposed to children’s literature that I probably never would have been exposed to. I started off the semester reading children’s books I read when I was younger. Now I am reading new literature, because these are books that children are reading today. There have been so many new books that I have enjoyed. I like that some weeks we have to read books of a certain genre, and other weeks we are able to choose any books we want. Another aspect of this class that I like is the assigned novels. The ones we have read so far have been great! The discussions we have had in class allow me to picture how a discussion about a book could go in my future classroom. I also enjoyed the genre group project. It was fun to explore books all in one genre – in my case realistic fiction. I learned so much about this genre when researching and reading books. I also learned a lot about the other genres from class presentations. As a future teacher, it is important that I know about a variety of genres and that I am able to introduce and encourage my students to read different genres. I enjoy blogging on the books that I read each week. It takes time, but it allows me to write my thoughts about the books. There are things I normally wouldn’t think about when reading a book that I am able to express in my blogs. As a future teacher, I believe that my blog will be a great resource to my students, their parents, and other teachers. Overall, the first half of this semester has gone great and has been very interesting. I look forward to see what will be covered in the second half of the semester. I also look forward to reading more children’s picture books and novels!