Health literacy

Deborah Brandt professor at at the University of Wisconsin and writer of several literacy books defines literacy as, “a raw material in the mass production of information (45).” In other words the knowledge of writing and reading. Sponsors can come in any form such as an idea or a person. In Deborah Brandt’s article “Sponsors of Literacy” she states, “they lend their resources or credibility to the sponsored but also stand to gain benefits from their success (47).” Sponsors give a helping hand…

good communication, people have emphasized the importance of these abilities to me throughout my lifetime. Although when I was young I started out with fairy tale books and word cards, it wasn’t long before I was introduced to the world of digital literacy. While my memory isn’t the best, there are definitely some pivotal moments which have helped me adapt to this new way of communicating and learning. With digital media and technology being so profound in today’s society, it is easy to say how…

Reading Attitude of young people and how social media encourage reading Reading is a complex make up. It is an aspect process involving word recognition, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Others prefer to read printed texts (such as books, newspapers, journals etc.) while others prefer to read online, especially now that we are living in the 21st century or most preferable named as the digital era. Online reading on the other hand, is a process of getting information or meaning of the text…

Growing up being an African American, my parents would always stress how important reading and writing is. My father would always say, "If you are able to read and write, nothing in the world can stop you." I learned to read and write at the age of three years old. The first thing I ever learned to read and write was my name: Tia Nicole Watkins. My parents would tell my name makes me who I am and holds very high significance. In the past, it was illegal for African Americans to even know how to…

4.12 Factors Affecting Writing: Some of the factors that affect writing are reading, thinking, motivation and imagination. 1) Reading- There is extensive research on the effects of reading materials on learners writing process. (Day and Bramford 1998; Elley 1991; and Krashen 2004) report research findings which demonstrate the positive power of free, voluntary reading in facilitating language acquisition. Reading is assumed as an essential input and stimulus for writing classrooms. It is seen…

every individual. Literacy dates back from the beginning of America and the growth of the world. Literacy has a powerful impact on society and the people around us it can offer comfort and creativity. Furthermore as our society moves on to next century, literacy still possess a strength to enable crisis, development and trauma. Development in literacy is shown from our past, from wars to political issues, to even literature. It represents itself in many important ways. Literacy is used in a way…

What is inside of a person’s brain is truly a mystery. Many times, you look at a person and wonder what went so wrong up in their head that is causing them to say the things they say (an increasingly frequent thought, taking this election cycle into consideration). However, the fact remains that if a person keeps their mouth shut, there is no way for anyone to know their thoughts and ideas. This is where Miller poses a question: what might the literate arts be said to be good for? Can they…

When I think of the word literacy, the first thing that comes to mind is vocabulary. I think of literacy as the amount of vocabulary an individual has in their mind. You need a wide variety of vocabulary in order to be sufficiently successful at reading and writing. The dictionary may say that the definition is the ability to read and/or write, but without vocabulary both of those are nearly impossible to do because vocabulary is the foundation for all reading and writing. When I look back…

Different Dialects the same Language: The Relationship between Standard Literacy and Individual Literacy Identity Literacy has always been a way of expressing one’s opinions yet, with an array of linguistic literacy it has wrongly fallen to school educators to decide what literacy practices are acceptable. Along with the United States government, state school boards decided Standard English was the only way in determining literacy capabilities across America. Though no each place the same,…

At first when I was told we had to create this literacy portfolio. It really didn’t make sense to why I had to pull a student who was below grade level out of class to complete this assignment. Once I read APS 7 and saw how I could use the portfolio to help me help my students, it started to make sense. I would like to have a literacy portfolio for all of my students when I get my own classroom. This would be something I start at the beginning of the year. I could see who needs the most help and…