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Welcome to Wikibooks, Abcallahan!

The importance of reading
I agree that reading is the foundation of all other learning. It's so important what elementary teachers do. I applaud you for seeing the need through your daily work. Students learn so much better when reading is more than just 15 minutes a day, like you said -- when it's part of every subject from math to science to PE.

What type of books do you enjoy reading on your own? I think it's important to set an example.

Lroth009 (talk) 02:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi Adam
I agree with your thoughts on how children should be prepared for the future. I was a teacher assistant for two years before I continued my education to become an educator. I have seen a lot of children that struggle with math and reading because their parents have not been taught to view those skills as important. I want to also be a teacher to help the children be prepared for the future and not just tomorrow. I think that you have a wonderful philosophy about how education should be. Jmurphy (talk) 21:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I couldn't agree more
I enjoyed reading your philosophy exspecially of the reading as a steppin stone.I agree that 15 to 30 minutes of reading time isn't enough. Even if they do 30 minutes of reading time when you have a class of 20 to 30 kids it just isn't enough time. That gives them a chance to read a couples sentences a paragragh if they're lucky.

my younger brother struggled greatly with reading in elementry school and it made it very hard for him. luckily he had some very good teachers that put the extra effort into making sure he got the skills he needed. Unfortunatly, Not every child is that lucky.

Pbald005 (talk) 19:17, 1 June 2008 (UTC)