I was very surprised to see all the different tyoes of comprehension profiles sugessted by Applegate. Reading through them gave me a better understanding of how and why students are respondin to text in different ways. I could automatically relate the discriptions to the students in my placement. I also could relate the profiles to the way that I respond to text. I think that I have developed a well rounded comprehension profile since elementary school, but I recall being more of a politician profile when I was younger. I could relate to the text and pull information from it, but I felt that I needed to tell people what they wanted to hear instead of forming my own opinions of the text. I would also consider my early comprehending to be a minimalist profile. This may come from not feeling comfortable or confident with my own abilities. I feel that I sometimes still respond to text in a minimalist way, expecting other people to know what I mean without elaborating or explaining myself.
I think that it is important to make students aware of how they are comprehending text and to scaffold them into making deeper connections and being able to express their ideas. Being able to make deep connections and have meaningful conversations about text is a crucial aspect of literacy.
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I really enjoyed reading the Applegate article also. It was extremely interesting. I wish I could use it to relate to the students in my placement. I feel like I do not know the students well enough to do that. However, I feel like it would be extremely beneficial for the internship year or when we have a classroom of our own.
You are absolutely right, it is important to let students know how they are comprehending the text. This could be difficult for them to think outside of the box at times but beneficial during literacy discussions.
I think it is a harsh reality that many students are minimalists like you (and I) were in elementary school. It is sad that students feel they can’t express their opinions… party because they don’t want to be teased by the other students and partly because in the past teachers made them feel bad about not receiving the correct answer. Both of these things can lower a child’s self esteem to the point where they do not want to speak up. When I was in elementary school I wrote a paper that I was so proud of, I turned it in and the teacher ripped it up right in front of me because the title of the paper wasn’t touching the top line. After this experience I did not talk at all in this class and just barley made it by. Teachers need to make sure they have a safe learning environment that supports all different types of learners. A teacher also need it clear that it is okay to have the wrong answer, as long as you figure out what went wrong.
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