When it comes to reading, the human impact is endless. When one reads to a child, there is opportunity to teach, connect, share, learn, laugh, and language building. Reading promotes literacy, but it also provides a time of growth. Children who are learning a new language are given the space to ask questions about pronunciation, characters in the story, how to enunciate, and connect visuals with the language. Conversation is one of the best ways to learn, but reading is also a powerful, powerful tool.
Reading is powerful on it's own, but it can receive an extra boost with the teacher. Do you remember being a teacher and having someone read to you or with you? What was that experience like? Was it rewarding? Was it boring? Did you fall asleep midway?
People may believe that reading a story is easy, but there is a magic to storytelling. In Morocco, storytelling is a gift- a gift that has been passed down from generation to generation. These people hold such passion for their stories and they share them with enthusiasm, wit, humor, and love. It's a form of entertainment and excitement for those participating. Having passion for a story can create this extra boost to one's reading. Of course, just reading books in a classroom is a bit less exciting, but that excitement that the Moroccan storytellers hold can be transferred to the classroom. When people have that passion, that is when magic happens. Children get excited about reading and learning something new. It's already hard enough learning a new language so why not make it fun?
Therefore, there are two different types of teachers. Those who are reading to satisfy and those who are reading to get it done. Of course, reading can be boring if you don't make it fun, take appropriate breaks, and answer questions effectively. When you read to satisfy-you are reading to make the child feel satisfied with their experience, you keep them awake, and give the extra effort. When a child acts how to enunciate a word, you have them repeat it until they get it. When a story is connecting to something of real life, you ask further questions to practice their English(or new language). When there is an animal on a page, you ask "What sound does that animal make," when a child looks disengaged or bored you take over reading for a bit and rebuild the excitement, when you see them struggling with a word you have them repeat it and at the end you review the word(s) again. It's not easy being a great reader, but it can be learned with practice and positive efforts. Don't just read to read, but read to satisfy, read to feed the brain.
As far as the reading at the schools. It seems like such a simple thing to do, but it's truly a beautiful when it's done right. When you make the teacher smile, when staff is learning from you, when ten children all gather around in a bus seat to hear you read, and when you encourage others to read. It's refreshing to see a child enunciate, to see a child ask about a word, to see a child identify a color, to a see a child's interests whether in science, history, or geography.
These children were age 7-12 with bright minds and great potential.
Reading is powerful on it's own, but it can receive an extra boost with the teacher. Do you remember being a teacher and having someone read to you or with you? What was that experience like? Was it rewarding? Was it boring? Did you fall asleep midway?
People may believe that reading a story is easy, but there is a magic to storytelling. In Morocco, storytelling is a gift- a gift that has been passed down from generation to generation. These people hold such passion for their stories and they share them with enthusiasm, wit, humor, and love. It's a form of entertainment and excitement for those participating. Having passion for a story can create this extra boost to one's reading. Of course, just reading books in a classroom is a bit less exciting, but that excitement that the Moroccan storytellers hold can be transferred to the classroom. When people have that passion, that is when magic happens. Children get excited about reading and learning something new. It's already hard enough learning a new language so why not make it fun?
Therefore, there are two different types of teachers. Those who are reading to satisfy and those who are reading to get it done. Of course, reading can be boring if you don't make it fun, take appropriate breaks, and answer questions effectively. When you read to satisfy-you are reading to make the child feel satisfied with their experience, you keep them awake, and give the extra effort. When a child acts how to enunciate a word, you have them repeat it until they get it. When a story is connecting to something of real life, you ask further questions to practice their English(or new language). When there is an animal on a page, you ask "What sound does that animal make," when a child looks disengaged or bored you take over reading for a bit and rebuild the excitement, when you see them struggling with a word you have them repeat it and at the end you review the word(s) again. It's not easy being a great reader, but it can be learned with practice and positive efforts. Don't just read to read, but read to satisfy, read to feed the brain.
As far as the reading at the schools. It seems like such a simple thing to do, but it's truly a beautiful when it's done right. When you make the teacher smile, when staff is learning from you, when ten children all gather around in a bus seat to hear you read, and when you encourage others to read. It's refreshing to see a child enunciate, to see a child ask about a word, to see a child identify a color, to a see a child's interests whether in science, history, or geography.
These children were age 7-12 with bright minds and great potential.
Reading should leave you inspired. Empowered to learn your language of choice. Satisfied with Self. Interested in the next chapter. And belief in the beauty of storytelling...PRIS
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