How the content in Chapter 9 may impact how I write/revise my literacy narrative. Chapter 9 deals with methods of analyzing strategies for writing. This chapter entails the benchmarks on how to properly write Introductions, Body paragraphs and Conclusion. Reading this chapter has made me more knowledgeable about these crucial steps. The brilliant information I have aquired from this reading will be used in my revision for my literacy narrative.
Deborah Brandt, author of “Sponsors of Literacy,” has spent years studying people’s literacy acquisition across America to analyze trends and differences among them that emerge over time. Across time, Brandt notes consistencies across literacy development: it has sponsors, it is influenced by global conditions, and it adopts various forms. However, within those broad, consistent, overarching themes, there is dramatic variation that emerges with the rise of changing ideology, varying global circumstances, and new technologies. Brandt’s work has allowed me to synthesize the seemingly typical experiences of two average Americans who I recently interviewed in light of trends, patterns, and factors that ultimately contribute to the uniqueness of
The Doe Literacy Council invites you to attend a special benefit performance featuring the famous comedian, John Doe. All proceeds will go towards next year 's literacy campaign. You may already know that the Doe Literacy Council has taught over 1,000 adults in the Springfield area to read and write each year since 2001. But perhaps you didn 't know that we also donate thousands of dollars every year to public and private schools to improve their libraries. You can contribute to these efforts by purchasing a ticket to the benefit performance, which will be held on May 9 at 8:00 p.m. in the Springfield High School auditorium.
Are our communication skills declining due to the vast internet use? Technology has given individuals the ability to do things that would otherwise be considered impossible. However, while technology has provided the ability to communicate with people halfway across the world and opened a comfortable space for teens, it is believed to have affected not just the interaction among others, but furthermore writing skills. Although technology and communication has given individuals the ability to do things that would not have been done before, writing online has had a negative impact on a person’s writing skills which can be proven through the writings of Malcolm X, Gannon, and Daum.
1. Central Focus a. Describe the central focus and the essential literacy strategy for comprehending OR composing text you will teach in the learning segment. [The central focus of this learning segment is to develop reading comprehension strategies by summarizing an informational text. The central focus will be taught through the essential literacy strategy of determining the main ideas and supporting details.
In the module one assessment, I stated that the area of need in my school’s literacy program was motivation and support given to students who come from a low socioeconomic home. 87% of students who attend Blue Ridge Elementary live in a low poverty situation, are homeless, or are in a foster home. These students do not receive motivation and support that students who are not living in poverty get ("Blue Ridge Elementary State Report Card", 2015). In grades 3-5, 131 students tested in the “in need of support” range (“Blue Ridge Elementary State Report Card”, 2015). Of my eighteen second grade students, 44% of the students met or exceeded their end of the year goal.
In this essay, I will argue about how technology is our most important literacy sponsor for our development of literacy. As a young child, my mother always used to forced books on me. Every other day was reading day and I would have to read a book to my mother. I would always look at her and cry because I hated sitting down and opening up a book that was longer than my instruction manual for my video games.
This is achieved through supporting those who are struggling with literacy, in a diverse and inclusive environment. This was evident in each session I attended, through the respectful culture that enabled young people of different ages and backgrounds to work together on tasks and games. In addition, my observations of diversity in Literacy Pirates noted that the facilitators, children, and volunteers were diverse in terms of age, gender, race and ethnicity, and
This assignment was one of the hardest paper we had to do in our quarter because, we had complete freedom on how we wanted to develop our topic. During the peer review I found out that I had done the assignment wrong and didn 't have a clear idea of what I wanted to project in my paper. I took a moment to decide what I wanted to say and started to change and remove sentences that weren 't necessary. On my first draft of my Literacy Narrative I made negative statements about my writing, which wasn 't the purpose of the assignment. After some time, I finally decided to write about my growth in writing and how I found another outlet for my creativity and where I consider myself to be good at.
We were asked to write a literacy narrative in English class and at that moment I was tracing through my memories where language or listening had any influence on me. I was stuck. I have a few instances where I could see how language at a specific moment in life influenced me, but I just could not decide what to write about. Then it hit me, it was like a bulb lit up. The most influential event that involved some aspect of literacy, was when I attended the McHenry College fair.
The California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy evaluates the students writing sample and decipher whether the students are measuring to his/her grade level. Student 5A literacy measures at a fifth-grade level, the student integrate information from several sources such as class notes, books, and online websites to examine several topics such as JFK speech, America landing on the moon and winning the space race which demonstrates the student ability to build knowledge from researching a topic. Student 5A either summarized or paraphrase his/her research, for example, they asked the students at Rice University to study hard and join NASA to help build the rocket but did not cite the material used for the research.
The language and literacy assessment that my school uses is known as “Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening” (PALS) (“Pals,” 2007). PALS is a formal assessment that is done several times throughout the school year. The first time this assessment is conducted, it provides teachers information about the students’ “knowledge of literacy fundamentals” (“Pals,” 2007). The second time it is preformed, it is to let the teacher check for student progress. This assessment is used to determine a students’ reading and literacy level.
The English department teachers will need to support this plan if it is to be put into the high school. Many of the English teachers recognize that students misunderstand what they are reading and that they need help that is not offered in regular English classes. A large problem is that teachers have little room to help students because the many rules, tests, and due dates that teachers are required to have and cannot find the time to help improve the student’s learning ability.
Both authors Diane H. Tracey, EdD. and Lesley Mandel Morrow, PhD. are well respected figures in the education field. The authors bring clarification to the theoretical models that can be used in classrooms. Dr. Tracey is Associate Professor Education at Kean University. She serves as Secretary of the Literacy Research Association and coeditor of Journal of School Connections. Dr. Tracey currently is a literacy coach for New Jersey school districts (Tracey &
Literacy has applied over the course of my education and my life. As an education major, I believed that literacy was an ability to learn how to read and write. Furthermore, literacy has been a part of my education. I have come to an understanding that literacy is a lot more than what it seems. It’s about expressing yourself that includes your opinions and feelings.
