Teacher Roles

When a teacher, there are many roles that one must fill. Each and every role is very important in its own way. Organizer, facilitator, participant, instructor, model, manager, diagnostician, evaluator, coordinator, and communicator. All teachers need to work hard to fill these roles in the best way possible. I work at a daycare in Youngsville and I have to fill these roles everyday...or at least some of these roles. I believe that I have had very good practice at these roles and I believe that my experience working in a daycare and also at the YMCA will allow me to better understand each and every one of the teacher roles, and I also believe that it will help me to become a better teacher. I have had five years of experience working with children. I think that practicing these teacher roles before I become a teacher will help me improve what needs improving before I become a teacher.

Ralph Fletcher...

"In order to have an affect on someone else, you must first allow him to effect you." These very wise words written by Ralph Fletcher are very important to the writing and teaching community. In the teaching community, I believe that a teacher must be involved in his/her student's lives. In order for a teacher to have an effect on the students in his/her classroom, the teacher must interact with the students and show the students compassion and understanding. A student is more likely to learn from a teacher or from an adult in general if the adult or teacher seems interested in what the student is doing. Likewise, a teacher must be open to his/her students in order for the students to feel comfortable in confiding in the teacher.

In the writing community, there are many different types of writers. Most writers have someone proofread and edit their writing. By doing this, the person editing the paper may be affected by something that the author has written and this influences their writing. For example, I proofread my roommate's writing all the time, and I can honestly say that some of the things she has written have affected me and influenced my opinions and writing. In this way, Ralph Fletcher's quote comes to life in the writing community.

Why is wrting worth reading?

Why is writing worth reading? This is quite a question to think about. To get me interested in what I am reading, I like the book, article, or whatever I am reading to be funny, interesting, and to use correct grammar so that it is easier to understand. I like to read childrens books which are a perfect example of what gets me interested. They can be quite comical and they have great illustrations to keep me interested.

When I write, I try to stick to those things that get me into what I am reading. I try to put in an aspect of humor and focus on topics that are age-appropriate for my audience. I also try to make the reader feel as if they are in the book with the characters. I want to get the reader involved and keep them involved through out the entire book.

How I learnd langauge...

To be completely honest, I don't remember how I learned language. I remember sitting on the front porch many days with my parents and listening to them read to me. They also helped me read to them. They would sit right next to me and help me sound out the hard words that I didn't know yet. I remember asking my parents for Hooked on Phonics but they wouldn't get it for me. I remember being sent home with word lists for the week and having my parents help me sound out the words and understand what they meant. We used to have spelling tests at the end of every week to make sure we were learning our new words.

I have always loved reading so I want to build a positive environment in my classroom for my students to feel comfortable reading in. I don't want my students to feel uncomfortable reading aloud in my class even if they stumble over a word or two. When I was in elementary school, I remember first grade teacher being very encouraging and always helpful to me and all my friends in her class when we were reading. I love children's books and I want my classroom to show that love and appreciation for reading. I hope that when I become a teacher, I can help all of my students to fall in love with reading just like I did. I know that encouraging and praising one for their accomplishments is very important to children especially when a child is first learning how to read. I hope to share my love of books with all of my students.