Readings Week 10
Emma Fitzpatrick 2107606
‘Fox, M. (2002). The power and the story: How
reading aloud to children will change their lives forever. Orana, 8(2), 4-8’
‘English, D (2004) Promoting the development
of young children’s mathematical and analogical reasoning’.
The literacy
reading I chose for this week was Mem Fox’s ‘The Power and the story: how
reading aloud to children will change their lives forever’. This title stood
out to me, enticing me to read it for this week. I was always read to multiple
times a day, right up until mid primary school. Reading was a huge part of my
family’s day-to-day life. I can still remember being read to, and even my
parents reading novels to themselves. Growing up, I always had a great interest
in reading and even know, I love reading to children. I believe this came from
my parent’s love of reading to me.
Mem Fox, outlined that if we read aloud to children, even from the day they are born until they go to school, it’ll make them very smart, form a special bond between you and them which is good for emotional development for present and future and it’ll help them to learn how to read perhaps even before schooling starts.
Fox elaborates
that only 25% of the brain is developed before birth, where the following 75%
happens in the first six years of life, primarily in the first three. Mem Fox
has really backed up my beliefs about reading to children. I always loved being
read to, reading to my friends and now I love reading to children. I have
always seen this as such an important aspect of a child’s growth and
development. Being able to read what my beliefs have been was so beneficial to
me. I am going to continue to research my beliefs about reading to children, as
I find this as a huge interest to my studies.
The numeracy
reading I chose to read thus week was ‘Promoting the development of young
children’s mathematical and analogical reasoning’. I chose this reading, as I
feel as though I lack in mathematical areas myself. I believe that this reading
would help me to perhaps understand children’s mathematical and logical
reasoning.
This reading
mainly focused on children aged four to seven years old. Although, I believe
that it mathematical and analogical reasoning is very relevant and prominent in
children aged zero to four years. This
reading has built on my understanding of the importance of children’s learning
development and ways in which we can assist as educators to give children the
best education they deserve.
(L) Fox, M. (2002). The power and the story:
How reading aloud to children will change their lives forever. Orana, 8(2), 4-8’ http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy.flinders.edu.au/fullText;dn=200207758;res=APAFT
(N) English,
L. D. (2004). Promoting the development of young children’s mathematical and
analogical reasoning. In L. D. English (Ed.), Mathematical and analogical
reasoning of young learners (201-214). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Hi Emma,
ReplyDeleteI found your literacy reading in particular interesting. I have a similar opinion when it comes to reading to children and especially from birth, but I did not realise that only 25% of the brain was in use or developed at birth. I also didn't realise that 75% was developed in the first 6 years. Although this could be one explanation as to why the first 6 years of a child's life is so crucial for learning new knowledge and skills. I also agree that babies should be read too everyday, as it does secure attachments to caregivers and form trust. A very interesting snap shot of how reading can affect children's lives. Thankyou :)
Hi Emma, I also read the Mem Fox reading and analysed it during my Week Five reading blog. I was also very interested in the benefits of reading to children and the effect that has on their learning to read and write. A few of my later reading blogs also had some focus on the benefits of reading to children from a very young age and not directly teaching children to read, rather introducing them to literacy concepts from early on (specifically weeks' six and eight if you're interested). Thank you.
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