Functional group

Literacy: Lifelong learning Literacy as we know today is a basic fundamental human right and is the foundation for a lifelong learning experience. Literacy is more than just the ability to read and write, but it is more on the side of being able to comprehend what you are mainly reading and writing. For someone who cannot read nor write is called an illiterate person, and what illiteracy means is not having the ability to read or write. But with literacy, I feel like it gives me more confidence,…

The United States of America is privileged to have books to read and multiple ways to share information. Other countries have very limited or absolutely no access to information that citizens of America can easily access. Yet, the U.S. has many illiterates across the nation. It is reasonable that Jonathan Kozol places the responsibility of providing illiterates with enough knowledge and resources on the people that are literate in his article “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” because…

This journal will contain a summary of this week’s reading assignment and how the information read will improve my skills related to critical thinking. The reading this week covered the topics of literacy in the adult client population, instructional methods and settings, and instructional materials. In this country, 52% of the population are literate. The rest of the 48% of the population are either functionally illiterate or marginally illiterate. This is concerning for nurses who are…

Two of the most impactful social ills that Americans face today, in one of the most progressive and technologically advanced nations on earth, is poverty and crime. Many would argue that they are akin. Is there a link and what can be done to diminish or eliminate it? The connection between poverty, crime and illiteracy has been well documented. Holzman-Escareno writes in a 2008 article, American prisoners have a much higher illiteracy rate, than our nation as a whole. Of the adult inmate…

According to studies that took place recently, it was said that every one in four people are illiterate. Being illiterate impacts some people in a negative way. They have a difficult time learning and holding new information, writing and reading what is beyond their scope of simple terms and sentences. “The notion that illiterate people are poor and stupid couldn’t be farther from the truth. Quite the contrary, most are quite smart. They have spent years learning how to cleverly cover up their…

It is an impairment nearly as old as time: illiteracy. The issue of illiteracy in America has taken many forms from the year 1776 to present. According to the U.S. Bureau of Census and the Historical Statistics of the United States, twenty percent of the population during the colonial era were illiterate, but could still function adequately in society (National Assessment of Adult Literacy). Society then prioritized being able to work and farm land then to knowing how to read a book. Today,…

prisons and jails, courts, social workers, and security guards. By the beginning of this century, the annual cost of crime in the United States had soared to an astounding two trillion dollars. You may think that the effects of illiteracy only reach one group of people, the illiterate. However, this is not so; it has an enormous effect on the entire society and American culture. The government must take an active role in implementing more effective retraining classes, company-sponsored literacy…

In society tools are the crux of future advancement and achievement, without which no society can survive. In today’s modern society, literacy is the cornerstone of our society’s toolbox. Societies with high literacy rates are considered to be more progressive and having more potential as there is optimum utilization of human resource which contributes to the development of the entire nation. On the other hand, societies with low literacy rates are less assertive static and flop. To assess the…

2). The United States Department of Education estimates that functional illiteracy affects 24 million Americans and counting (p. 2). Each year, at least a million functionally illiterate students graduate from high schools with meaningless diplomas (p. 2). However, the level of illiteracy required for functional illiteracy varies from culture to culture (p.2). A person living in a rural environment in a developing country may be able…

well as in class for productive group meetings. The group’s inter-workings depend upon how well the members accept appointed roles. During the course of Group and Organizational Communication, the importance of understanding leadership and what constitutes good leadership was imparted in our class sessions. The role of a follower and the necessity of followership. The class examined in great detail, the nature of both positive and negative impact of conflict in group settings which can be…