Final Reflection

Reading and Responding to Children’s Literature was a class that I enjoyed! It has broadened my knowledge of children’s literature, and given me the opportunity to read many wonderful books. I loved reading five picture books and one novel each week. I was able to read books that I read as a child, as well as new books. I enjoyed becoming more familiar with, and reading books from a variety of genres. The five assigned novels we read in class were wonderful! They were great books, and we had some good discussion about each one. I really enjoyed reading The Giver and The Misfits. I also enjoyed blogging about the books I read. Although it took quite a bit of time each week, it was fun to write about the books and what I thought of them. I think my blog will become a useful resource when I am a teacher. Another aspect of the class that I liked was making a glog for our Author/Illustrator/Poet study. I think it was a unique and creative way to present the information we gathered about our author, illustrator, or poet. I will use my Eric Carle glog when I am a teacher to introduce the author/illustrator to my class. I will also be able to access all the glogs from this semester, and use them to introduce different authors, illustrators, or poets. I believe that the text set project will be fun, and a great resource to have as a teacher. Overall, I found this class fun and beneficial. I now have a better understanding of how to select books, and how to read with a critical eye. I feel that I will be able to increase my students’ interest in reading, and help them select books. I have learned a lot about different genres, teaching methods, and activities that I will be able to use in my own classroom someday.