International Literacy Day

I learned from Strands A-Communication goals, B-Thinking goals, and C- Information literacy. I strengthened my communication, thinking and information literacy capability. This class has shown me the importance of cooperation with others, and how to effectively use information. Peer editing was an incredibly useful tool, that I had never utilized like I did in this class…

If someone asks you what literacy is, you would probably answer it by saying: reading, writing, and some form of communication. Instead, think about it this way, what does literacy mean to you. As people introduced to the concept of literacy, it becomes obvious that literacy has expanded beyond the ability to read and write. We are living in a world where literacy has developed into more insight than the average definition. Society has proven repeatedly, it will reward those people who can…

“YOU READ TO ME, I’LL READ TO YOU!” All my children screaming that sentence together reflect my ideal format for literacy development. My literate experience, with English as a Second Language, was unconventional; and, it somewhat mirrored the children’s book, You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You, by Mary Ann Hoberman. (Hoberman & Emberley, 2001) When you flip through the book, you can’t miss the colors accenting how the author wants her readers to interact with each other, the method that helped me…

Literacy in Social Studies poses not an issue, but rather a responsibility that many teachers are facing without the necessary tools to provide students with a stimulating environment that can be both engaging, and that can provide students the knowledge necessary to understand the content beyond what it’s written on the text (ability to think critically). These tools are not only the resources required to facilitate the students’ learning experience, but also the issue that comes with the…

My literacy journey has been one that I am grateful for thus far. Throughout the years, my family and my teachers have been at the core of my literacy. The various teachers and professors who have taught me have really played a big role in ensuring that I have become as literate as they could possibly prepare me. My parents and siblings have always been a big part of this journey, especially in reading. They have supported me by encouraging me to read as many books as possible. Honestly, growing…

prove that those individuals with poor literacy also have poor health (Ross, 2013). To achieve better health outcomes for patients, there needs to be an understanding of literacy and its impact on the ability of the patient to learn. This paper will review literacy in our culture, instructional methods, and instructional materials that are used in education in health care. Chapter 7: Literacy in the Adult Client Population To begin understanding literacy in the adult client population, there…

soccer savvy, however the most important literacies I have acquired from soccer were the life skills of hard work, dedication and perseverance. These skills contributed to my literacy in the sport of soccer. While I was growing up, playing soccer helped me obtain literacy in the area of hard work. Long practices, never ending film sessions and hard fitness workouts contributed to my core understanding of what hard work actually was. In addition, day in and day out, my soccer coaches would…

learning process. Recently, the topic of adolescent literacy has taken center stage, due to new studies and research. Adolescent literacy is not just about being able to decode words—in fact, it rarely is. The research regarding the topic is both inspiring and discouraging in different locations, at different levels, and within different subjects. How can anyone know what adolescents need in terms of literacy? The truth is, however, that adolescent literacy has come a long way in the more recent…

experiences differ, they themselves are different in terms of the way and the rate at which they learn. Any one of the theories outlined above, is usually not the answer to the puzzle of helping our little ones become successful on their journey to literacy. In the video, Get In Step With Responsive Teaching, Embler (2008) drives home the points that reading to young children help them develop a desire or at least an appreciation for reading, helps lengthen their attention span and gets them…

The topic I selected for this paper is visual literacy specifically when dealing with picture books and young students. Visual literacy can be defined as “the ability to interpret, recognize, appreciate and understand information presented through visible actions, objects and symbols, natural or man-made” (Common Core in Action). The Common Core State Standards specifically address visual literacy in the following two standards: "integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs…