FINAL SYNTHESIS BLOG POST
Before the start of this course, I had never put any thought into how I could implement literacy into my two primary content areas, math and science, nor did I think of a "text" as anything more than words in a book. This course has altered the way I view literacy and has inspired me to use what I have learned to my advantage as a math teacher. Prior to the course, implementing reading strategies into my math curriculum was not even on my radar. To me, teaching math requires creativity, the ability to show students several alternatives to understanding math concepts, and encouraging deeper thinking. I was aware of these factors before the start of this class, but here we are at week 16 and I am fully convinced that implementing literacy into the math curriculum will be the key factor in helping achieve this goal. One of the topics that we discussed during class was the qualifying factors of a text. Before this semester, if someone asked me to read a certain text, I woul...
