Saturday, February 21, 2015

"Why Can't She Remember That?"

                               


While reading this article, the authors examples of each child's use of different humor with their parents stuck out to me. Marisa, the Spanish speaking preschooler, used a sing song intonation associated with teasing her community to joke around with her father. Lindsey, the English speaking preschooler used a poem to get her mom to grab her food from the floor when she refused. "Each of these preschoolers, socialized in very different linguistic and cultural communities, demonstrates the ability to use language in powerful ways to negotiate relationships with other people. " I think this quote explains the authors whole idea and meaning behind her examples.

Another quote that stuck out to me was "Children who don't have many early book reading experiences learn their cultural lessons through interaction with family and other communities." The author uses immigrant children and families as an example. Many do not grow up with books to read at home whether it is due to the fact that their families can not afford them or it is just not part of their culture. They learn from different experiences like their interaction with family as stated in the quote above. Their experiences and life lessons may be different from other children, but that does not make them less off than the next child. It may be just due to their culture and family back ground.
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 7:10 AM

    Do you feel as though the children maybe learn more through reading? or through their family interactions?

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  2. Yer YangFebruary 22, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    I agree that many immigrant children don't have many books at home to chose from because as I was growing up and my parents are non-English speakers, there were very little books in the house for my sibling and I to read from. With Parents who doesn't know how to read makes the kids less advantage.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    I think children who aren't given the opportunity of being read to at home can have a disadvantage. That's not to say, though, that their teachers shouldn't help them. It's important for there to be equal work, both at home and at school, so that the child can have every chance of furthering their education.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    I totally agree with the idea that children who don't have the opportunity to read at home with have trouble in school. Being exposed to reading and speaking will help them be more successful.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    It is important for children to be able to read at home. However, if it is not part of their culture at home, the teachers and schools should understand and work with the child to help them catch up to the proper reading level if they seem like they are behind.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 22, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    It is so important for children to be able to read at home, I think it totally sets the child behind if they cannot have one on one time reading a book with someone. Of course, this is not their fault… But it is so hard to see.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 23, 2015 at 4:54 PM

    If a child is unable to be read to at home, I think it is even more important to help them in the classroom and to engage them, whether it be more one on one time or giving them more reading to do at home in the form of worksheets or an actual book to take home

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