Reflection

=** Reflection **  The purpose of this wiki is to organize strategies and lesson ideas for my first grade classroom reading and writing curriculum, with an emphasis on content areas. Because most of the strategies are general, and therefore applicable to almost any lesson, I will easily be able to utilize the wiki in my classroom. I will be uploading my wiki to our first grade team's favorites, so they are able to access it in their classrooms as well. This wiki will change what I currently do because this class has given me a new perspective on content area literacy. With a district that puts reading above all other subjects, I now see how easy and useful it is to combine reading and writing with the content areas. I plan to fully integrate math, science, and social studies into my reading and writing curriculum. My goal for putting this plan into action is to simply refer back to the wiki and binder as often as possible to refresh my perspective on content area literacy. I will continue to keep myself informed on strategies and ideas for this type of integration. Using the wiki and binder will help me address all of my students' learning needs, as each lesson focuses on these issues. Technology is integrated throughout the lessons, for both my students and I to interact with. Instructional grouping and collaboration are such important steps to learning, and I will see to it that my students are sharing or collaborating on some level for all reading and writing projects. If I could do this project over again, I would like to have incorporated even more technology for my students to use. =