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My Definition Of Literacy Of Adoption

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What is literacy? That is the question that many have tried to answer for years. So for this paper, I decided to look at what literacy means to me through my lens of the world as a minority compared to the standard of Literacy which I read so far this semester. So what is my definition of literacy, up until this class I never looked at literacy as a hierarchy platform where your socioeconomic background defines your literacy level? Literacy was the ability to read and write with comprehension; it was simple. If you could understand what printed in the daily newspaper and could form a conversation based on what you read, you're considered literate. Now at the midway point of the semester, I can say that my definition of literacy has evolved. …show more content…

With her three metaphor for Literacy: “literacy as adaptation, literacy as power, and literacy as a state of grace.” Only one of her metaphor aligns with my definition of literacy which is Literacy of Adoption. My conflict in her article begins for me. Two out of three of Scribner metaphors look at literacy the same way that Gee uses discourse as a way to control the narrative. For instance, Literacy as power Scribner states that it ’s, “a relationship between literacy and group or community advancement.Literacy has been a potent tool in maintaining the hegemony of elites and dominant classes in certain societies while laying the basis for increased social and political participation in others”. (1984, pg 11) The way I interrupt her definition of literacy is that it is granted to those who can afford it, as a way to control power by the elites. The same as Gee’s acquisition approach, only the well-off can afford these discourse. These approaches to literacy are outdated and detrimental to the slow progression of our society. Scribner’s literacy as an adaptation the metaphor that works with my definition, it understands how student needs to groom for the real world. Scribner understands that students need to be street smart as well a book smart, by saying, “This concept has a strong common sense appeal. The necessity for literacy skills in daily life is obvious; on the job, riding around town, shopping for groceries, we all encounter situations requiring us to read or produce written symbols.” ( 1984, pg.9) Scribner understands that the ability to read and comprehend social cues as a part of literacy just like being able to read and comprehend a

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