The Jones Family
The Jones Family Culture of Literacy goes in the life and home of an African American family living in a small rural town called Pinesville. The article explores the many ways that the children of the family learn to read even before they start school. It dives into the many different ways that the family reads, ranging from reading the bible to reading information on a loan. My blog last week mentioned that reading is everywhere around us, and I think this article does a good job of illustrating that and showing how you can use that to an advantage when teaching a child to learn. I think the way the Jones teach their children to read would be a great source in the classroom. Instead of just having books in the classroom, it would be a great idea to have newspapers, children's magazines, or even food labels. That way children are exposed to every source and medium of reading. I think this is a great way of working with the child, rather than against them. It is teaching them a necessity of life, but letting them learn in a way that interests them and teaches them more about the World.
Literacy Foundation
The article in the book explores the foundation of literacy and suggests activities for building the foundation. My niece, who is in kindergarten, is learning to read through a lot of the activities that are suggested in the chapter. Each day she comes home with different creative activities, and different homework that requires the practice of reading... and she seems to actually enjoy them! This reading gave me some good ideas to not only help my future students, but also my niece!
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