Basal Readers
Basal readers in my opinion are not the best resource to use when teaching literacy. In most of the placements I have been in they have used basal readers. Most of the time when I was to teach a lesson however both cooperating teachers that used it encouraged me to pick a section and make my own lesson based off of the skill, they wanted the students to be introduced to a different routine so it wasn't the same thing. From this experience I can say that the students responded positively, they loved doing something that wasn't in the basal reader. From class discussion I took notes about the advantages and disadvantages of using a basal reader. After completing two field placements with basal readers being used I have observed that teachers would lean more on the negative side of the scale.
The chapter in the book discusses using online resources for teaching writing and reading skills. I am a huge supporter of this idea! One such online tool that I have used before for teaching literacy are e- books, they are great for students because they are easily accessible and the students can go back to the site anytime to read the book again or a different book if they want. To help students work on writing the teacher could have students create their own blog so that the teacher can interact and provide feedback as well as fellow peers.
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