1.Chapter 9 discusses the structure of language, factors that influence comprehension, and research on language. We learned about the reading processes and many important implications for teaching reading to children. This fits in with previous chapters because everything has to do with reading. We have learned about recognizing letters and eye movement in the early chapters. Then we learned about working memory, long term memory, and creating mental images in chapter 4,5,6, and 7. Language and reading involves everything that we have covered so far.
2. Overall, I felt like the chapter went pretty good. There is nothing that I am unclear on or need a better understanding of.
3. As a teacher, language and reading are applied daily. When going through my undergraduate program I always wondered why I was in Reading/Language methods courses if I was going to be a math teacher. I quickly learned that teaching math isn't all about math. In my classroom, I do journal entries a lot. I will pick a challenge or a word problem from the book and then I have them show all of their work and explain their answer. So they do get some practice writing in math class. I think that the basic skill every child needs to know is how to read and write. Without reading and writing you are not going to get very far.
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The activity you explained in answer number 3 actually kills two birds with one stone then. The ISAT test requires those students to explain their thought processes. If the student doesn't have enough ability to write his or her own thoughts then their math score could suffer. Even though they may have calculated the problem correctly. Today, it is not about what you know, but how you can explain it to others. Don't you agree?
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