Reading and Poverty

This article is very eye opening. I am not surprised to hear that some of the children have never been inside of a car, being that they are in a city full of public transportation. However, I still believe that this is very sad. I agree to the fact that when children are asked to read about cars they should have some background knowledge of what that is. Otherwise how could a child relate to the story? Given that these children do not have the background knowledge that most children are blessed with, I am really proud that the teacher is making the effort to take these children on trips. I especially loved how she made these trips educational lessons that went across the curriculum. For example, I loved how she taught a math lesson using the parking meters. This allows these children to receive the knowledge that is learned when these type of every day experiences occur. I wish more teachers were allowed to take trips like these in order to teach the children important skills. I hope I am able to provide my students with these types of experiences.