International Literacy Day

It is an undoubtedly fact that the children are growing up in a technological and print-dominated world where reading is more and more an essential skill. Reading – constructing meaning and making sense of the written text – becomes really important as they grow older since they have to know how to do it, for instance, in order to pass their school examinations, read letters/e-mails and do some research/look for online information. All in all, I believe children should have all the possible…

Knoblauch’s article talks about four different types of literacy that are seen throughout history: functional, cultural, personal-growth and critical. Although these are the literacies Knoblauch discusses, he lets the reader know that there are a variety of definitions that not mentioned in his article. The message Knoblauch tries to send the audience is to know that people with power as in educators or professionals are the ones worthy enough to categorize where literate or illiterate people…

In this essay I will be discussing my personal opinion about The Book Thief by Brian Percival. This film is about a young girl named Liesel and her experience in Germany during word war One. I really enjoyed this film due to how the main character evolves from a shy girl with little knowledge into a courageous, mature women, and through hard work she learned to read and write alongside the help of her foster father hans. In this movie a girl named Liesel Meminger loses her brother and is given…

is a very powerful material. Although literacy has a negative experience, it comes out to have a positive impact in life. The literacy expands knowledge, a guide to success, and creates a unique picture. The different types of literature seem to bring oneself to a different world, it shows the knowledge that is brought out from the mind. On the road to success, literacy strongly develops the brain and teaches different topics and different lessons. Literacy has the aspect of creating a picture…

According to “The National Assessment of Adult Literacy” (2003), it has been estimated that fourteen percent of adults in the United States have bel¬¬¬ow the basic level of prose literacy. A well functioned society should consist of well functioned community, and knowing how to read and write is a necessity for the perfect society. Reading and writing are skills acquired in our everyday life such as, reading the newspaper, and writing emails. Nevertheless, many people are still illiterate. In…

never had the patience and I was easily distracted by my classmates. Then as I grew older trying to voice my opinions and write paragraphs became my biggest enemy. Literacy is more than the ability to read and write; it's also the ability to understand what you're reading and make sense in what you're writing. In most cases, literacy is completed through many years of education, but in most of the stories we read in class, the authors had to give themselves an education instead of being taught…

of texts for enjoyment, to build on concepts, skills and process developed in the years of literacy learning (ACARA, 2016). A frog in a bog (Wilson, 2003) is a versatile teaching…

us that they are attempting and wanting to make a difference by developing policies to help school age children. As a member of society, I believe the most humane thing would be to help those that are less fortunate by not having the privilege of literacy. If the educated portion of our society would care for our fellow man a little more by helping them and not make them feel the weight of illiteracy, it would give them the help they need to change and better…

My description of literacy has expanded throughout the development of my life. I used to think that literacy was just the ability to read and write. Even though this is a part of being literate, over time I have derived to recognize that literacy is a complicated journey that includes studying how to take the written word and incorporate what it means to you. It also includes the ability to definite one’s thoughts and feelings through the written word. Since I have become older I have come to…

Education is social determinant of health as it is a 'powerful equalizer' (WHO, 2008a, p. 50). This is because educational attainment has been strongly linked to improved health outcomes through infant mortality rates, income and employment, and health literacy (Bloom, as cited in WHO, 2008a; McMurray & Clendon, 2015). Firstly, infant mortality rates are crucially affected by the mothers' educational attainment (WHO, 2008a). In Bolivia, it was found that women with no education had higher infant…