Week 12

Reading Week 12
Emma Fitzpatrick 2107606

(N) Murphy, M. (2009). Mathematics and social justice in grade 1: How children understand inequality and represent it. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web, May, Retrieved 21^st July, 2011 from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200905/BTJMurphy.pdf.

  (L) Harris, P., Turbill, J., Fitzsimmons, P. & McKenzie, B. (2006). Readers as text code breakers, Reading in the Primary School years (pp. 114-158). South Melbourne: Social Science Press.

I chose to read the Mathematics and Social Justice in Grade 1 reading for this week. I found this reading to be very interesting in the way that the children who were hesitant at the start, were much more relaxed about Mathematics at the end of the year. I also found it very interesting how a child compared mathematics to people and how when we are born, that is addition, and when we die, that is subtraction.

Children of grade 1 age are still very young and I believe still work and learn effectively from a somewhat play based learning game/games.

The second reading for literacy I chose to read was called Readers as text code breakers. Text code breakers, are children that are able to recognise and understand written words. Code breakers are said to – decode, predict, confirm, self-correct and make sense of what they are reading (P Harris 2008). Text needs to be given in order to begin decoding and can be given in different wants such as books, writing, computers screens, iPads and televisions. A text decoder creates a great sense of awareness for his or her self. Through trial and error and problem solving, text decoders are able to decipher and understand the text given.