The second class that I observed this week was a Reading class, once again lead by Professor Olivia James. Initially, the class was instructed to continue reading a section of their textbook that they had begun in a prior class. In addition, students were encouraged to ask about any vocab words they did not understand. Professor James also spoke at length with the students about the importance of summarizing what we read, because it allows us to understand at a greater length what we have read.
After reading for a short amount of time, the professor spoke with the students about a previous reading they had completed about gene-editing in mosquitos and children. She then introduced the topic of reading for that day, a quick history lesson on martial arts, and discussed in length about the different section headings and topics discussed in the article. Professor James expressed to me how important it is to review the topic of reading with one's students, for it helps them gain a general background knowledge before diving into the material. Students were instructed to fill out a worksheet titled a "KWL" sheet, standing for "Write what you know, what you want to know, and what you learned." After students had finished reading, Professor James told a personal story of a time she had to use her martial arts knowledge. This intrigued the students and really engaged them, proving that personal anecdotes provide very good listening material.
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