Literacy In America
Our first discussion in this class revolved around our narrow views on the question “What is literacy?” We answered the question based on how literacy is required in America. It serves as a vehicle for social mobility and is used to determine economic status. Our definition of literacy as reading, writing and comprehension of written texts was shaped by our experiences in our lives and our beliefs about the trappings of illiteracy. By the end of that first class my definition of literacy included multiple literacies such as technology, oral storytelling, visual representation and collective literacy practices. This is exactly what is described in the KEEPS claim Knowledge 6 when we use unconventional pedagogical resources to construct new knowledge.
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|difference between guessing,|and details. |
| |and what they Learned about |Students list facts or |inference and prediction. |Helps children organize for |
| |a specific concept in a |details in the first two |This chart can be used to |studying. |
| |visually pleasing way. |columns about what they Know|find out students interest |Helps children organize for