Hi Everyone!
As a part of my Adult Education Certificate as I achieve my Reading Specialist certifictaion, I am taking a course called Perspectives in Children's LIterature. There are so many career opportunities in education that I could probably veer off in many different directions. However, my passion is to someday teach reading to first and second graders.
Perspectives in Children Literature is one of the most fun classes that I have taken toward my major at Granite State College because I love children's books. I love everything about them. I love the way they smell. I love the vivid colors often used to illustrate them. And, most importantly, I love to read them to a group of young, enthusiastic children.
Until recently, I had not met an author of children's books although I have always hoped to, someday. Our course instructor, Heidi Zollerman invited her friend Marie Harris into our classroom for a visit! Not only is she the author of Primary Numbers: A New Hampshire Number Book and G is for Granite: A New Hampshire Alphabet, she is also the Poet Laureate of New Hampshire!
We were all so honored and happy to have her join our class for the evening as we interviewed her about such topics as the writing process, the construction of a children's book, formulas for writing them, and going for it; taking the chance to write one if there is a desire to do so.
Meeting a published children's author, as an adult learner at Granite State College, adds yet another dimension to the learning process. My success as an Elementary School Teacher/Reading Specialist relies upon a good solid foundation of multi-faceted adult educational experiences of which this is certainly one!
Marie Harris presented herself to us happily -- humbly too though. She met us most respectfully, as the students we are, on our own missions toward success. I think I speak for our entire class when I say a very gratuitious Thank You to Marie for taking time out of a busy schedule to introduce herself to us.
Leslie Bowering
As a part of my Adult Education Certificate as I achieve my Reading Specialist certifictaion, I am taking a course called Perspectives in Children's LIterature. There are so many career opportunities in education that I could probably veer off in many different directions. However, my passion is to someday teach reading to first and second graders.
Perspectives in Children Literature is one of the most fun classes that I have taken toward my major at Granite State College because I love children's books. I love everything about them. I love the way they smell. I love the vivid colors often used to illustrate them. And, most importantly, I love to read them to a group of young, enthusiastic children.
Until recently, I had not met an author of children's books although I have always hoped to, someday. Our course instructor, Heidi Zollerman invited her friend Marie Harris into our classroom for a visit! Not only is she the author of Primary Numbers: A New Hampshire Number Book and G is for Granite: A New Hampshire Alphabet, she is also the Poet Laureate of New Hampshire!
We were all so honored and happy to have her join our class for the evening as we interviewed her about such topics as the writing process, the construction of a children's book, formulas for writing them, and going for it; taking the chance to write one if there is a desire to do so.
Meeting a published children's author, as an adult learner at Granite State College, adds yet another dimension to the learning process. My success as an Elementary School Teacher/Reading Specialist relies upon a good solid foundation of multi-faceted adult educational experiences of which this is certainly one!
Marie Harris presented herself to us happily -- humbly too though. She met us most respectfully, as the students we are, on our own missions toward success. I think I speak for our entire class when I say a very gratuitious Thank You to Marie for taking time out of a busy schedule to introduce herself to us.
Leslie Bowering
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