Posted by Rebecca Bal on Jan 23, 2019; 9:20pm
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/Assignment-6-tp12092p13179.html

Hello Allison,
 I agree with you that VTS will be very easy to implement in social studies. I think it would take  a little more creativity in science and social studies, but through this course I have some ideas about how this could be done. I currently teach in the high school language arts department as a co-teacher. Most of our texts are difficult to understand and require students to use high level thinking skills. I think that using VTS prior to reading could be a great way to give the students the background information they need to help them better comprehend the literature we are about to read.

I see that you teach 2nd grade, is it difficult to encourage discussion at that level? I am sure it would take some preteaching, but if this discussion was used repeatedly, I bet it would get easier to do as a class. I also think this would be a great way to make the little ones learn to feel comfortable speaking out in front of the class as there often is no right and wrong with this model, everyone input and ideas are in some way correct. I think the ability to feel confident and like your ideas are valued, is so important at this young age.