It Was Written

It is difficult to define the origins of written language. Of course, forms of systematic writing developed concurrently across the globe, in addition to inter-region differentiation in written communication. Furthermore, the common use of pictograms in the earliest forms of writing present an additional challenge: requiring archaeologists to establish a fundamental difference between the representations of culture in artwork, and similar information denoted in a formal writing system. The…

the ways in which writing systems have served their time period, our group collectively created a writing system named Gibba Jabber. Our writing system intends to serve the modern-day society, the 21st century. The 21st century is a century where written communication takes precedent over verbal communication. In other words, texting has replaced the need of phone calls due to the advancement of texting, which has allowed emotions, ideologies and sentences to be conveyed in such fewer words…

center are: phonological (awareness of the connections between speech sounds and written symbols), semantic (awareness that pictures and symbols communicate meaning and print carries a message), and syntactic (awareness that messages can be created through using a range of preconventional and conventional…

took three. Miss. Chapman showed the example by going first and said four things about herself. When it was Tyrone turn, he struggle and couldn’t think of any. We skipped him and Dashara went on and on about herself. After I was done, we had to ask Tyrone questions to get him to say something about himself. Next we introduced our wordless picture book, “Mr. Wuffles” by David Wiesner, this book was able a cat, some tiny aliens, and ants. During the book the alien ship breaks down and the ants…

Article 1: The Contribution of Verbal Working Memory to Deaf Children’s Oral and Written Production Barbara Arfé, Cristina Rossi, and Silvia Sicoli In the past, many studies have been made for the oral and written capabilities of deaf children. But this journal focuses on the same factors but with their working memory. The children who participated in this study were severely or profoundly deaf and aged from eight to thirteen years old. In specific, they focused on the verbal working memory…

Imagine a world without words, no opinions, no wishes, no promises or laughter– imagine a life without language. Language is the method of expression, sharing, communication, collaboration and culture. We use language to express inner thoughts and emotions, understand abstract and intricate thought and fulfill our desires. Humans are not unique in this capability, with various species, including animals and even some plants, communicating with each other. However, language is unique in humans…

Since the introduction of art to society many millennia ago, the fine arts have been used to convey ideas, core values and themes to a captive audience. Whether that fine art is music, drama, visual art or any other medium, everyone around the globe lives and breathes art. Whether someone is a cinephile, enjoys Broadway, frequents museums, or listens to Bach in their car on the way to work, they all have one thing in common- they are learning and enjoying new concepts through a very powerful…

rewritten version of my memoir, which was corrected directly from my original one. There was an old saying: “There are no two identical leaves in the world," but I asked myself: "Why so? What were their differences? Was it color, size, or shape? Despite their differences, I believed each of them had own life, in which was different from others because of the effect of environment. For instance, what if those two leaves were similar at the beginning, but as each of them was exposed to different…

p. 81). X is a nine-year-old boy who was diagnosed with an expressive- receptive language disorder. The patient attends speech therapy routinely at John Keys Speech and Hearing Clinic, and is currently making progress towards his set goals. Throughout X’s nine years of life, he has faced many obstacles. While in gestation, his mother had poor prenatal health causing the patient to be born premature. X said his first word at the young age of 9 months. He was later diagnosed with…

literacy goals in order for them to succeed in second grade and on. Mertler (2014) helped me guide my action research by collecting the information using the guide questions he provided. My dilemma since I started working as a teacher over seven years was helping struggling readers and writers master their syllables. According to the state standards, students are expected to know the letters and its sound once reach first grade. This expectation is not completely accurate, at least in my years…