Reading Response #2

Summary:

The Doake article discussed the importance of early readers being read to at a young age and growing up in a book oriented home.  This behavior is known as reading-like behavior and is very important in a young child’s life.  It also describes how the enjoyment that comes from reading is just as important as the reading itself and it can not be replicated during any other activity which is the main reason why reading-like behavior develops. It is the stimulation a child is given through reading that allows children to repeat back significant amounts of a story even after only being read it one or two times, and it is the enjoyment of reading that propels them into wanting to read more and more and tell even more complex stories.

The article went on to describe how reading-like behavior develops, and the characteristics of reading-like behavior.  Doake separates the development of reading-like behavior into four different strategies. These were, mumble reading, cooperative reading, completion reading, and echo reading.

At the end of the article, the author described the implications for teachers relating to reading-like behavior.  These included realizing that children are always ready to read, the importance of using books in a child’s home life, keeping a collection of books with an abundance of imagination and interests, and making connections between home reading and school reading as well as reading and writing.

Quotes:
“This learning becomes even easier when it is permitted to operate in a noncorrective, no-fail environment where the children are encouraged to experiment and approximate in their attempts to “read.””

Examples:
This examples shows the “noncorrective, no-fail environment” that is discussed in the article and allows the child to learn and enjoy reading. He is not afraid of making the wrong sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FqLucRWkSs