According to Johnson (2009), “The meanings derived from a book are personal and idiosyncratic and depend on the readers’ experiences outside the book” (p. 25). Further she explains:
“Writing can help us become more conscious of our own interaction with texts and progression in the development of our analysis and interpretation of children’s literature… Reading, writing, and critiquing children’s literature reflects what we should encourage children to do” (p. 32-33).
My name is Melissa Huff. I am currently a teacher candidate for Elementary Education. Through the teaching program I have been enlightened to all of the roles a teacher has. Not only are we educators but we are life coaches to these little ones. My hope is that I can equip my students to develop confidence in themselves and a passion for curriculum. I want to see students break away from the mentality that school is hard or that they will never be able to understand certain subjects. I also want students to develop a desire for reading that they can appreciate as they get older.
This blog will be used for my Children's Literature course at Florida Gulf Coast University. Here I will be reflecting on readings done in class. I will be responding to children's literature I have read throughout the semester. My responses will be based on personal reactions and feelings about the literature, characters, and authors.
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