Media literacy

Literacy skill is often discussed yet rarely understood. Jenny and other Appalachian people do not acquire literacy skills because of their environment/culture/dialect, their personal choices, Discrimination against their culture, gender, the educational system and poverty. First of all, Jenny and other Appalachian people literacy skills was affected by their environment/culture/dialect. For instance, Jenny described that he maintains the household and takes on cleaning jobs. This shows the…

taught at a higher literacy level so that the future generations know what it means to be literate and get through society. For example, If a person is illiterate then they will struggle in the future because being literate helps with getting jobs, and if that person doesn’t have a job then they will have no money, and if that person has no money they will not have food, water, or even a home to live in. How will that person be able to live? This is why not knowing anything about literacy has an…

group for individuals that fall on hard times. Volunteering through the Michigan State University Student Literacy Corps, demonstrated to me the need for community support in a child’s education. This organization tutors k-5 children in reading and writing, free of charge. Entering in this program I was told that the capital area is among the poorest regions in the state, and has an adult literacy rate of below 75%. The school system can be very unforgiving for those that learn at a slower…

Compared to the rest of the world, namely developing countries, America seems to be doing a sufficient job educating its youth. On average 88 percent of youth receive a high school diploma, whereas globally most children do not receive education past the age of 11 or 12 (Our World in Data). However, the grass is not necessarily greener on this side of the ocean. The US has a questionable amount of individuals who are functionally illiterate, meaning they do not have adequate reading capability…

The impact that Literacy has had on me, made me the person I am today. When I write or read I go into a different world, my mind and body go free. When I write I have the ability to say anything that pops to my head. Growing up my dad introduced me to poetry, he even had one of his poems published. My dad wrote a poem about me called “Little Man”. I often think to myself as I sit in my room about becoming a writer, my dad always says you can accomplish anything you set your mind to, anything…

The literate arts are an incredible tool that has been under attack for as long as they have existed. Whether it be through censorship of what can be said or produced, limiting the impact and freedom of these arts. Or in a way we commonly see today in our country: people saying it is a foolish waste of time to pursue a degree in English, mocking those who do by saying that they cannot do anything with that degree or that it is worthless. The literate arts are even under attack by those who teach…

remember whether we used the term “health literacy” at work training in the hospital I worked before. But one thing I notice while doing the health literacy assessment tool is that the work training we had emphasized effective communication between patient-provider, exam patient’s understanding of health education by the teach-back method, and so forth. These are covered in the health literacy constructs. My colleagues and I always assess patients’ health literacy from conversations (I have…

Using new literacies in the classroom can intimidate any educator, especially those unfamiliar with new literacies themselves. Incorporating social media, online media, and new technologies can prove difficult with hit-and-miss results on behalf of both teachers and students. There is also a glaring inequality in the availability of the resources needed to use new literacies, which puts less fortunate students at a further disadvantage if these literacies become common in better funded schools.…

are literate in his article “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” because they are aware of these issues. The individuals who are illiterate do not know, understand, or see the importance of literacy. How can anyone criticize the illiterates while they are not being lead into a higher level of literacy? Criticizing will only…

the Common Core LA and Reading Standards, exit slips, formal and informal observations, assessment of Fry words, Phonemic Awareness assessment for struggling readers and Words Their Way spelling inventory. Amy then explained that she differentiates literacy in her classroom by an instruction called DAILY 5. This instruction is where the students read to themselves, read to someone else, work on words, writing, and listen to reading. Each student reads/writes at their own level and when partnered…