EDTL 2605 GRADED DISCUSSION #4 “WHAT MAKES A GOOD LITERACY SPECIALIST” a) From my perspective a good literacy specialist is one that should possess the required qualifications and experience in reading‚ assist children in learning to read and write‚ work harmoniously with teachers‚ parents and school administrators in the implementations of an effective reading programme and is capable of identifying those students with reading deficiencies. b) Based on my readings‚ professional
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Literacy is the foundation where the solving of social problems can be constructed. It is crucial for a person to read‚ write‚ and comprehend information if they want to function in a community. The majority of those who are illiterate can be linked with poor paying jobs and bad working conditions. Yet‚ those who have the necessary skills for human development have a source of power on their hands. If one chooses to use their power‚ they have a chance to transform the lives of many. Would any individual
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James Gee (19--) challenged the reading profession to think more broadly about reading instruction when he wrote‚ “’Literacy’ is the mastery or fluent control over a secondary Discourse” (p. 9). As social beings‚ people belong to a variety of Discourse groups‚ groups that have very specific identities and “ways of being in the world” (Gee‚ 19--‚ p. 6). Our primary Discourse group is that of our home. As our world expands‚ so do our Discourse groups. According to Gee‚ these secondary Discourse
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This is a place meant to facilitate learning and literacy. In Deborah Brandt’s essay “Sponsors of Literacy‚” Brandt describes the process of how people become literate and the effect of their economic and family backgrounds on their learning. Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” provides an example of the process of becoming literate. Alexie’s essay is the story of Alexie’s first encounter with reading and learning on the reservation. Literacy is an opportunity provided through economic ability
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Fostering Literacy Development in Young Children (783 words) In the modern society‚ words are everywhere. They are on signs‚ labels‚ in books‚ on computer screens‚ TVs‚ advertisements‚ and many other materials that exist within the immediate environment. It is because of this that young children are aware of words and letters even if they cannot yet comprehend the respective meanings. Young children can often recognize such environmental print as a stop sign‚ or certain labels‚ or product brand
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Creation Myths and Literacy Narratives There are two main similarities between the creation myths and the literacy narratives‚ For example‚ they both mention race and ethnicity. In the literacy narratives they mention blacks‚ whites‚ and Jewish people. In the creation myths they mention several different colors for instance‚ red‚ and yellow‚ black and white. There are also many differences between the myths and the literacy narratives. The creation myths are fictional and discuss the dawn of time
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sufficient mineral resources but due to lack of skilled manpower we cannot utilize all those resources‚ and as a result of such we are not in the queue of developed countries. Literacy is the key tool to make the workforce efficient. The word literacy means “a state of being able to read and write”. In a broader sense literacy is a phenomenon by which one can
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1.Female Literacy a)Main observation: countries with low fertility rates have high literacy rates and vice versa. Tthe fertility rate of a country is thus inversely proportional to female literacy rate. At the literacy rate of 60%‚ fertility rate is about 7.72. At the litaracy rate of 100%‚ fertility rate is about 1.21. b)Cost of having a baby explicit short term: Birth and pre-natal expenses long term: Housing Food Education Transport Clothing Healthcare
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COMPUTER LITERACY AND COMPETENCY AMONG TEACHERS IN GITAGUM AND LIBERTAD MISAMIS ORIENTAL CRIZLIE JANE B. ENOT IAN P. MORENTE Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Physics Department of Science and Mathematics Education College of Education MSU – Iligan Institute of Technology Iligan City October 2013 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction For years‚ schools across the nation have been joining the technology revolution. Today‚ students have
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and successfully process said information; this is known as health literacy (Altin‚ Finke‚ Kautz-Freimuth‚ & Stock‚ 2014). Existing literature documents the importance of health literacy and the impact it has on obtaining adequate knowledge about health and medical issues‚ in turn impacting the health care decision-making process (Aboumatar‚ Carson‚ Beach‚ Roter‚ & Cooper‚ 2013). Research demonstrates that low health literacy minimizes an individual’s capacity to understand the causes and nature
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