Reading Is Fundamental

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…

put everything I have into my writing to get whatever message I have across to my reader in hopes they will understand and comprehend. In the form of language arts writing has to be my strongest suit. While holding a bigger place in my heart than reading. As a kid I loved to look outside during the holiday seasons watching all the different aspects of life change from summer to fall, and then you’d wake up to the first frost which is always my favorite part of the year cause in more times than…

Functional Capacities: Susan is able to complete all basic activities of daily living with independence. She is able to ambulate across all surfaces without the utilization of an assistive device. Susan displays significant weakness in the area of reading, reading comprehension, written expression, organization, recall, and time management. Functional Limitations and Potential Assistive/Rehabilitation Technology Solutions: Susan has a, LG smart phone with 16GB of memory and cannot accept an…

Jack Prelutsky's poem, Why Do I Have to Clean My Room, is about a child that believes his bedroom does not need to be cleaned. The child wants to play, instead of cleaning his room. The child’s room is described when he lists the messes in his room and explains why they are not an issue. He expresses that the clutter is not a distraction to him. The narrator questions the necessity of cleanliness because, to him, his room looks fine. The decisions of individuals are impacted by the perspective…

know why we sometimes can’t remember these key events in our lives but I do remember one thing: When I first learned to read. My mom didn't like reading as well as my dad, cousins, and grandma unless you count her daily bible scriptures she read. Despite the fact that my mom didn’t enjoy reading she was the one to motivate me to learn to read. Reading wasn’t considered a hobby or something you do leisurely where I grew up as a kid. Kids, teens, and adults in my community never really read.…

. Rationale: More than 400 years later, we can relate to the everyday life and situations that Shakespeare and his contemporaries wrote about for people from all walks of life during the Elizabethan era. The plays and poems have universal themes that are as relevant today as they were then, and students will read and explore love, hate, jealousy, anger, contempt, fear, joy, sadness, ambition, evil, guilt and conscience, conflict, madness, and courage as they are transported back in time to…

"Why Writing In Cursive Is A Powerful Brain Tool" Here are some reasons why writing in cursive should be taught in school. Writing in cursive is essential. Writing by hand helps us rememer ideas better. Writing in cursive helps stimulates the right and left parts of the brain. It also helps reduce the effects of brain injury and weakness. Let me tell you why writing in cursive is essential. When you graduate high school, the outline high school graduation requirements in the U.S., do not…

PLANNING Content Objectives Third Grade ELA Compare and Contrast AZCC Standard: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. (3.RI.9) Content Objective: TSW compare and contrast two texts; Nasreen’s Secret School and Rain School. Kid Friendly Objective: We will find how the two stories are different and alike. Language Objective AZCC Standard: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and…

say that this book found me, rather than me finding it. I was having difficult time picking the right book. As I’m sure many of you are aware, a title on a list isn’t really much to go off of. One day I found myself in the library after school reading Catch-22. The book is probably good in its own right, but I might have been crushed under the weight of its 453 pages. Then, Mrs. Maynard the librarian taps me on the shoulder and hands me a copy of One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. She tells me…

We don’t encourage them to indulge in any solitary amusements’” (150). Dr. Gaffney and everybody else that has created this world practically believes that reading can lead to questioning everything, which it is something that they don’t want happening. The effect that reading has is sort of like mind control in the sense that you’re just reading everything off of a cardboard filled with paper when you can be exploring different ways of…