Essays the Importance of Literacy

is part of the United Nations, over ninety-nine percent of all adults in developed countries are literate. Because of how common it is literacy is a skill that many of us often take for granted. The ability to read and write is so common that it is only natural to assume that the people around us are literate and that literacy is nothing special. However literacy is special, especially to children who just learned how to read or write for the first time. Learning how to read can be one of the…

Mental Health in NCAA Athletes The decline of mental health among NCAA athletes stands as a critical social issue demanding urgent attention. As collegiate sports continue to captivate audiences and generate substantial revenue, the well-being of the athletes improving this industry often takes a backseat. Amidst the pressures of academic expectations, rigorous training schedules, and the pursuit of athletic excellence, many student-athletes experience detrimental mental health challenges. This…

an individual. For example, during the Hellenistic age, as stated by Christine M. Thomas in a lecture called “Foreign” Relations: Alexander’s Conquest and Its Effects” she states, “ Literacy was was on the rise; this was one of the few periods in which there was basic public schooling in literacy for girls.” Literacy was being taught in Greek, that means that younger generations were being taught to read, write, and comprehend the Greek language. If Alexander hadn't made his conquests many girls…

In “Home and Away: The tensions of community, literacy, and identity,” Bronwyn T. Williams writes to researchers and teachers so that they understand that because everyone comes from different backgrounds. They all will not learn the same way and have various discourses. Specifically, it is said that the primary discourse, learned through our family, is the root of these conflicts. It becomes necessary to construct a primary new dominant discourse in order to resolve such conflicts. In order to…

at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education: Here 's one way to look at it: Content is what we teach, but there is also the how, and this is where literacy instruction comes in. There are an endless number of engaging, effective strategies to get students to think about, write about, read about, and talk about the content you teach. The ultimate goal of literacy instruction is to build a student 's comprehension, writing skills, and overall skills in communication.…

healthcare setting. Common mistakes made when giving out medications include disorganization, miscommunication among hospital staff and careless errors. In the following paragraphs I will explain in detail how to avoid medication errors and the importance of excellent communication and interpersonal skills among nurses and patients. I will also clarify the reasons for common mistakes made in the hospital setting and ways to avoid these mistakes. Also be sure to ask the patient their name and…

they got older, stated by Dr. Barry Zuckerman professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine. Barry Zuckerman founded a Reach Out and Read program where doctors and nurses gave books to poor children’s and their families as well as literacy advice. Barry Zuckerman’s Reach Out and Read program lost its federal funding about five…

educational implementation. Two scholarly journal articles were analyzed and synthesized to deepen this writer’s understanding of Response to Intervention. It is not known if or to what extent Reading Recovery (RR) and Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) impact the reading levels of students who were reading below grade level. Both articles revealed the authors’ purpose, beliefs, viewpoints, and significant findings related to the interventions and how they support reading.…

Gender Bias and Media Literacy Society has always had a way of influencing the dos and don’ts and the rights from wrongs in our daily lives and therefore, people tend to tag along with what the media defines as popular as well as defining what specific genders should or shouldn’t do. Because of this influence, researchers are still debating on how the community lets the ‘specific’ part of society which is in majority known as the media, control their decisions and influence their actions. This…

Teaching is one of the most valuable professions. The ability to mold minds and see the creative spark in a child is priceless. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The importance of education is extremely visible for me and I hope to make an impact with my future profession. For these reasons and many more, I have started the path to become a professional educator at Penn State. I hope to become a secondary or high school…