Reader's Response is crucial for developing understanding and comprehension of any text that a student reads. Activities such as journals, webs, and reader's theater are great ways to get students to develop a greater understanding of what they may have just finished reading. I believe that it is important that students learn to think about what they have just read and allowing them to respond in a journal is a great way to do it. Not only are they reflecting on what they just finished reading, but they also have the opportunity to connect with a character or a situation from the text.
The book that I liked the most was "The Elves and The Shoemaker". I thought the illustrations in that book were great and would definitely capture the imagination of children. There is a good underlying lesson that can be learned as well. Children can learn about helping others and giving back to those in need.
The book that I liked the least was "My Great-Aunt Arizona". The only reason that I disliked this book from all the others is because I felt that it was a bit wordy and lengthy. I noticed that I was not paying as close attention to it as any of the others which leads me to believe that a group of elementary kids, with a much smaller attention span, may not stay focused either.
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I also enjoyed "The Elves and the Shoemaker". I thought the illustrations were wonderful. They all went along very well with the wording of the story. A child could very easily tell the story by just using the illustrations. My runner up book was "The Sweetest Fig". I love when the dog ate the last fig and had his own dream come true.
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