Larissa Guido Swenson - Rhode Island College MAT candidate in the World Language Program

Larissa Guido Swenson FNED 546 - Summer 2023 Dr. Lesley Bogad READ: Review the ENTIRE Slide Deck and re-read your ENTIRE blog.  You will be using this info in class!! WRITE : Blog Post #9 – When you look at everything we have done this summer, what stands out to you as meaningful? Pick 2 things that you think will stick with you (article, quote, video, podcast, activity, etc) and write 2-3 sentences about each of those three things on your blog. S.C.W.A.A.M.P Culture of power Lisa Delpit  When I look at everything we have done this summer, one of the things that stands out to me as meaningful and will stick with me is the lesson on Culture of Power along with Leslie Grinner S.C.W.A.A.M.P board. This particular lesson was extremely important to me since I am from another country and the S.C.W.A.A.M.P board showed me some of the unwritten power of the dominant culture that I was not able to see. The video by kindergarten teacher Ki of the Woke Read Alouds: They, She, He Easy as...

  Larissa Guido Swenson FNED 546 - Summer 2023 Dr. Lesley Bogad Blog 8: READ: WATCH: Teaching Bilinguals…Even if You Are Not One ( episode 1 , episode 2 , and episode 5 ) WRITE : Blog Post #8 on videos  Bilingual students learn about different contents through a second language, just as it happens with their mother tongue. This means that there is an immersion in the language, both linguistically and culturally. There are several ways to learn a second language, whether in Basic Education school, in a language course or even self-taught. Regardless of the methodology, English is undoubtedly the most common language in bilingual education. This is because it is currently the most spoken language in the world. In episode 1 it was related to the importance of working linguistic variety in the classroom. It is a crucial process for society, as it makes it possible to reduce existing prejudice and expand the students' linguistic repertoire. Thus, the aim is to improve the teaching...

Larissa Guido Swenson FNED 546 - Summer 2023 Dr. Lesley Bogad Blog 7: READ: RI Laws and Policies WATCH: Woke Read Alouds: They, She, He Easy as ABC   (video Analysis) 3 Quotes & Connections  After watching the video where kindergarten teacher Ki reads the book “They, She, He Easy as ABC” by Matthew Sg and Maya Christina Gonzalez, I took away three quotes that caught my attention which I would like to start my writing with one of them: “Instead of calling them by their pronouns he or she or they or z or tree, you can call them by their name. That is so important, sometimes if you forget or you don’t know someone’s pronouns it’s your best bet to ask them their name and then call them their name”.  At first glance, these updates seem strange. Many questions come to my mind on the subject: are they really necessary? Who is proposing these changes? For what? Will I have to teach this form to my class? Where can I find out about this? To be on the safe side, educating mys...

  As is the case, inclusive education can provide a range of academic and social benefits for students with disabilities, such as better achievement in language and math, higher high school completion rates, and more positive relationships with non-disabled students.  My biggest takeaway from watching this documentary is to see evidence of inclusion in school favoring the breaking of social prejudices, as well as encouraging learning in a more collaborative way. Furthermore, students with special needs are beginning to feel welcomed and motivated to develop their potential to the fullest. One personal connection I would like to cite about my uncle, Antonio, who was born and raised in Brazil and is now 55 years old, never able to walk or talk. He was diagnosed in his first months of life with pediatric paralysis, cerebral palsy, schizophrenia and autism. At his younger age, he was still able to crawl from his bedroom to the kitchen, to the living room, to the bathroom and ou...

Finn aims on how teachers teach and how education can be tailored according to children's social class, framing his argument for teaching powerful literacy to poor, working-class children as a matter of justice. Meanwhile powerful literacy is the education our children deserve and prepares young people to consider multiple perspectives and their own interests as they make life decisions.  Finn exposed that poor, working-class students received functional literacy that taught compliance, while students from privileged backgrounds were taught powerful literacy that promoted independence and leadership. The aims and means of education were distinct, separate and unequal, dispensed according to one’s social class. When Finn reflects on teaching methods of control it reminds me of my full education in Brazil that was explicitly authoritarian teaching style with teachers having very strong control and less student involvement. Point to share in class: Teaching methods of control, I still...

  Larissa Guido Swenson FNED 546 - Summer 2023 Dr. Lesley Bogad Blog 3:  What to Look for in a Classroom Option: Argument Alfie Kohn argues that students should be able to have a visual representation in the classroom and school ecology of how a safe and inclusive learning environment looks, along with unwritten signs such as respecting and encouraging the individuality of each student for a safe classroom environment. Understanding that the educational community is fundamental in the construction and continuity of an inclusive education, realizing a significant and welcoming presence, with availability, transparency, trust, justice, and living relationships that testify to care and respect.  Point to share in class: Kohn’s main point is to create a classroom environment of excellence side by side with solidary values, contemplating emotional, intellectual and social aspects.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDCLE-JsM4&t=4s