Meier, "Why Can't She Remember That?"
Sam
Feb 18 2011
Quotes:
1. “…Lindsey tried again to enlist her mother’s assistance, this time by adopting the language and intonation patters of the book…” (243). They way that Lindsey achieved what she wanted by referring to entertainment, in this case a book that she had read, reminded me a lot of the antics that I would do as a child. Whenever I wanted my dad to repeat something for me or do something for me I would firmly exclaim, “Do it again, do it again.” Referring to a scene in the movie The Lion King, my dad would promptly laugh and do as I wanted.
2. “…It was not surprising that Colette started to develop other favorites among the books her teacher and I read. All of her favorites had “brown people” in them” (247). This quote brought me back to the previous reading by McIntosh. McIntosh wrote out a list with all the privileges that many whites don’t realize that they have. When I read this quote I came to the sudden realization that many of the fairy tales and books that I read as a child were all centered on white people and white culture. I rarely ever read a book that contained someone of a different color. Could this have been a personal preference of mine or the unknown reinforcement that society enforces?
3. “…Characters who reappear in a series present particularly rich possibilities for children to form a strong attachment to text” (249). Here is a quote that I know everyone can relate to. As a child there is always that one character that we become “best friends” with. Mine, was Clifford and Curious George.
Questions/Comments/Points to Share:
Just last year, as a senior, I helped out at my school’s playschool. Working there with the kids I can now notice some of the events that Meier mentions in the reading stated above. The children reacted to story time in many different ways. Some of them called out answers and spoke to those sitting beside them. And there were others who sat quietly and didn’t speak much. Most of the children could not sit still but were still in their own way captivated with the story. I still see a lot of these various differences between children at my work place.
I agree with everything you have to say. I can relate to what you experienced with the preschoolers you worked with. On my blog I wrote about reading to my little cousin. I belive it is true what you said about how each child reacts differently to the storyline. When I used to read to my cousin I would do what Meier said make the story come alive. I would do this my using puppets, stuffed animals, and pictures. This would help him better understand the story and also make him get into the story more.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with making a story come alive. I am Italian and we are known for talking with our hand and acting things out and I think children should learn that way. It helps me when a teacher draws something so I can see it because I am a visual learner. I think teachers should make students act parts of books out, use puppets, or just be animated to help students understand a story better and make it more interesting. I know that if half the stories I read in school were interesting I would have actually read them.
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