1.) The strange fact is that students from poor or minority groups who have faced a history of oppression and prejudice are the students who usually have difficulty learning to read. Author finds this strange because they are not at a disadvantage based on ability and he reminds us that the education system is suppose to provide a level playing field for these students.
2.) It is strange because there is no difference in ability to read from these students to any other. The difference is how students are taught and how certain groups get neglected or disregarded based on cultural differences.
3.) There is no connection to with the way they are taught at school and the experiences they have at home. There is no effort made by most teachers and schools to use a students culture and experience to create meaningful learning.
4.) Traditionalists believe that it should be taught the same way with the same basic steps and principles that have been used for hundreds of years to teach people how to read.
The other side of the spectrum are educators who believe that students will learn to read more effectively if they relate it to a subject or interest and apply it to their learning.
5.) It is not a natural process, it is completely different from learning a language. Reading is a skill that must be acquired.
6.) Reading is a cultural process because it is something that everyone feels is important to learn in that culture in order to function and succeed in that community and culture. Learning that specific language and being able to read it will allow a person to have every opportunity to pursue anything they desire.
7.) We all learn best through cultural processes and things we can relate to in our own personal world. Reading is typically taught through instructional processes which is usually very different than anything a student has experienced in their past.
8.) They have not been taught to apply critical meaning to the things they are reading and adapt to the new concepts and vocabulary they are exposed to.
9.)Their early way with words. How well a student communicates to family or adults and relates to their culture is a better predictor of later reading success.
10.) Vernacular- "Go run down the street to Adam's house"
Specialized Variety- "You must drive with your opposite leg and leap upward while taking the ball in your dominant hand and laying the ball of the backboard to make a layup."
11.) Early language ability develops from experiences children have with people of higher language ability and experiences where students hear and learn new words.
12.) He believes the traditional approach is very superficial and creates larger problems later. We identify certain students as learners who can read proficiently but it is such a superficial understanding of reading that they are not able to survive when reaching later grades and facing more difficult material.
13.) I personally think a family has a huge responsibility to help their child learn to read and communicate and make it a part of their early childhood. People can't expect schools to work miracles if there is no experience or help being provided at home but schools also have to make sure they help these students who do not have families preparing them to read.
14.) I am a proficient reader and can adapt to different styles and texts. I had no problem reading this material.
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