Prominent Theorist: Lesley Morrow

Click the link to read my paper on Lesley Morrow

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0q6y0FhSAKCRi1tMTU2RTVsTzA/edit?usp=sharing

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  1. UnknownJune 28, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Shawnee,

    I really enjoyed reading your paper on Lesley Morrow. I had heard of her from school but had no idea the tremendous impact she has had on GA preschool education!There were a few points in your paper that I want to point out because I learned something and the way you wrote them was so eloquent and clear. I love that Lesley is about teacher growth and professional development. Quality education DOES begin with a quality teacher. I enjoyed reading about the various professional development resources she has researched. The most influential part of Lesley's work in my opinion is the incorporation of family involvement. I love her study of helping parents teach literacy at home. I researched Yetta Goodman and she believes that environmental factors like one's home life affect a child's education. I believe that the most essential part of reading instruction is reading to kids! I think that you made a great point and had sources to back you p of the importance. It is clear that Lesley has made a great impact on preschool education not only in Georgia but everywhere. I think that the integration of family into the classroom is essential for any school regardless of the age of students. We need to figure out how to get all the parents involved in the classroom!

    I really enjoyed your paper and I think that it was well written. I learned so much about her impacts of literacy and hope to incorporate some of her work into my own classroom!

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  2. UnknownJune 30, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    Shawnee, I really enjoyed reading your paper about Lesley Morrow. She sounds like a really interesting person with so many great ideas. Plus, what I liked most about her ideas is that they are all reasonable and seem like something that educators could actually carry out. For example, I like that she puts such a strong focus on professional development. Like we have talked about in our other grad school classes, it is so important that we stay up to date on what is happening in the education world. Professional development in reading, or any other subject, is such a great way to accomplish this. I also liked her point of the home to school connection. I think it is so important that parents know what is being taught at school so that they can support both their child and their teacher and help where is needed. I just read an article for one of our other classes on how important it is for parents to know how their student is doing behaviorally in school. The same is true in reading, as evidence of Morrow's studies. Lastly, I particularly enjoyed reading about what Morrow has to say about preschool, since I currently teach Pre-K. I truly hope that my class reflects all the components she says it needs to make strong, successful students in the future. But to be sure, I look forward to reading her research paper on it. :)

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