Journeying into the world of blogs

Blogs have been on my mind for quite some time, could it be the requirement of my IT course and the need to create twelve blog posts, maybe. It is I believe because blogging is so engaging. Blogs gives the user the freedom to create a space of interest. It is like owning a piece of land in the cyber-world. Blogs offer a lot of possibilities as a teaching and learning medium. As a reading specialist the possibilities for blog use are almost limitless. Not only can blogs satiate the need of technology interactivity by students it can help in :

• developing decoding skills - root words - prefixes - suffixes.
• analysis & identification of morphemes.
• promote reading fluency.
• promote vocabulary development.
• aid in comprehension.
• support writing skills.
• be motivational.