Marketing my blog first of all I need to redesign my blog. I need to make it useful for me in an educational setting. I am a slow processor so it has taken me some time to come up with ideas that will help me make my blog useful in my own personal world in the realm of education. You must understand that as beginning reading teacher, thus I teach the very young, Soooo, I think my site has to change to contain material for the very young. I now want to put in some “kid stuff” and some “parent stuff” by that I mean things things parents can enjoy interacting with their children. For parents I want to include information that will help them help their kids in the learning process.
Exactly what will that look like you may ask. I’m not just sure. But I am thinking that links to games and sites that encourage children in the reading process. I would like to add a book of the week, and perhaps a teacher directed book list to encourage parents to read to their children everyday. I know parents are really busy but if they just take 15 minutes each day they will make an impact that is amazing to watch.
Okay enough on the soap box, back to the blog. I’m thinking it may look a bit more like this.
Hello from Mrs. H’s Reading Room: this week we are learning all about the alphabet. We are orking hard to learn all the sounds and their letter names.
Super Readers Spot: Hello wonderful readers, Click on the link and play some fun learning games. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/alphabetize_language_arts_first_1st_grade.htm
ABC ya! For more games
http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
Parents Spot: Hello parents and guardians. Book of the week for your first or second grade reader is The Lion & the Mouse A great picture book that your child can help you read.
For those of you that are wondering how to help my students to become better readers here is a tip sheet. http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx
And this is an interesting little video I just wanted to share with you.
http://www.youtube.com/user/GetGrasshopper&rclk=cth
House keeping: Students don’t forget to turn in your monthly reading slips. Parents you will need to sign that your child’s has read a minimum of 15 minutes 5 days a week for a month. For this amazing feat your child will receive a new book of his/her very own choosing.
