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      After reading the standards that are required for teachers to know and apply in their classrooms, I have found quite a few that I need to work on myself. The first standard that I need to begin applying and learning on a deeper level in order to someday use in my classroom would be: 2.B Understand and articulate how to use metacognitive processes of reading for a variety of purposes, including strategies useful before, during, and after reading. This brought to my attention the lack of understanding I have on all the points mentioned. I may understand the reading for a variety of purposes as well as the strategies, but not how to apply them to students before, during and after. Also, the strategy used will differ from student to student, so being familiar and comfortable with several strategies, their purposes, how to apply them before during and after in a beneficial way to a student is going to take time. Not only time, but achieving this understanding of teaching strategies will take research and most importantly learning from other teachers what they may have found successful or a bust. I also need to consciously begin broadening my knowledge of literature by reading and putting in the time to dig deeper and understand different forms of writing such as poetry, novels, short stories, etc. Specifically the teaching standards: 4.A Read and understand a broad range of literary texts (such as short stories, novels, poetry, and drama), including: 4.A.1 Works representing and authored by a range of cultures and ethnicity globally and within the United States. 4.A.2 Works written specifically for children and young adult readers. For these teaching standards it is key to read and grow your (/my own) personal library of literature. To be able to have the knowledge of a variety of literature as an educator is very important.The more you know the better. I am excited for the adventure that learning these teaching standards will entail and prepare me for. 

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