International Literacy Day

This year I have the honor of spending my days with 24 five year just starting their literacy journey. The undertaking is a daunting task (thankfully I have an amazing classroom teacher leading the way), the standards in place for kindergarten students are high. Finding a balance between strategies that distill a text into identifying letters and producing letter sounds, and allowing the students to find delight in a book of their own choice is imperative. I am humbled daily by their…

in her narrative. Hayes touches upon several controversial topics in her narrative, particularly how socioeconomic status is denied to minority groups who don’t have functional literacy. Knoblauch dissected literacy into four components, as an ominous definition cannot be agreed upon. One component is functional literacy, the understanding…

Imagine that you have a friend named Jelly. You want to ask Jelly out for lunch and text her, “let’s eat jelly,” but what you meant was, “let’s eat, Jelly.” One who doesn’t know the importance of grammar in writing wouldn’t understand that these two phrases mean two different things. Many times we don’t realize how important writing and grammar are. Some might say it is only important for those studying English because they use it. What some of us may not realize is that English extends beyond…

Professor Hohman English 100 4 December 2015 Literacy can mean different things to different people, but there is no denying the more common meaning. Jeff Magee, a teacher, said “Literacy is an essential aspect of our everyday lives that is embedded in our activities, social interactions and relationships. It is not only the ability to read and write, but to comprehend.” If you are able to comprehend more, the more successful you can be. Literacy dictates each and everyone’s future for many…

In this essay, I will be critiquing “The Learning Potential Of E-Books” written by Lotta Larson. In Larson’s piece, she presents an easy-to-follow layout and examines the adoption of E-Books in educational environments and their benefits. She explores advancements in technology that allow E-Books to give an interactive reading experience for students. Larson argues that E-Books allow for a more customizable learning and reading experience in schools. In addition, Larson stresses the benefits…

The Importance of Literacy During the time of slavery, literacy was not a given right to African American slaves. The idea of slaves learning to read and write deemed impossible by their white owners. As a result many African Americans were seen as illiterate and inferior. The willingness in wanting to learn and the ability to self teach were the start of a new journey to being literate for slaves. Literacy is of importance because it increases one’s knowledge, open doors for opportunities to…

how many people are literate. This information was told to me constantly as a child and I believe knowing this shaped me into being the appreciative person that I have become. I’ve always kept this knowledge in my head to make sure I never take my literacy for granted and this transformed me into having an adoration for literature and a fondness of writing. I was born into a family that fortunately…

Brazil’s flourishing economy makes for a productive business venture from foreign investors. Due to its high GDP, Brazil proves to be a moderately certain potential asset. Ranked 8th overall by cia.gov, with a GDP (PPP) of over 3 trillion U.S dollars, Brazil economically dwarfs all of the other south American countries it competes with. This combined with a low cost of living and operating makes it a great place to do business. Since 2008, Brazil has become a net external creditor and all three…

Literacy is so very important for every human being, I think that goes without saying in this modern age. We tend to take for granted that everyone knows to wash your hands after going to the bathroom, or before eating. However the reality is that there are many people who have had less opportunity or have less ability to improve their literacy. I am astounded that we still have people who cannot read, but we need to be aware of this fact. Relatively few Americans are considered proficient…

These texts are meant to improve the learning experience. In the early years of study, the texts are supposed to facilitate the learners with literacy skills. It also helps the learners to establish knowledge about the purpose of the audience, structure and language features of a broader range of texts. Additionally, the different rate of learning among learners was considered. According to the…