I believe that teaching reading and writing begins with helping children want the life of a reader and writer. In order to accomplish this goal of developing lifelong readers and writers, I believe it is my responsibility to keep learning about proven research-based literacy programs. I believe that even in Tier I literacy instruction the teacher has the responsibility to differentiate instruction so that the vast array of learning styles and abilities present in the classroom will be nurtured. I believe that the most important part of literacy instruction, whether it be reading or writing, is communication. In reading, the communication is accomplished with strong comprehension skills that involve active participation of the reader as he interacts with the author to create meaning for himself.
Literacy Narrative September 15, 2013 Many people have their own style of writing and reading. Many people also have their unique way that they have picked up that certain style of writing or reading. Throughout grade school that style for most hardly changed until they hit middle school. Then each student starts to gain their own way of writing or reading. By the time that student reaches high school it seems that with each year that goes by the student becomes a greater and more powerful reader or writer.
Experiences as a Writer Christina Jacks October 10, 2012 Professor Stone My Experience as a Writer: Writing is one of the ways that we interpret our thoughts to other people. Writing isn’t something one is born with; it’s something that actually has to be skilled. I started writing at the age of four; my teachers educated me how to write my name over and over again until I could write it with no blunders. All through elementary school, I was taught to put together words to form sentences and also how to create paragraphs using those sentences. Therefore, during middle school and High school I was able to use what I learned in my previous years to write paragraphs, essays and research papers.
Most people write everyday whether it having to be a letter, email, resume, a note, or even just a few words on a sticky note. They all require writing and reading words. Reading begins at a young age and evolves over time, but it never outgrows us. Reading is a way of life; it is what we learn every day and what we go to school for. “Why Reading is the Most Important Thing You Will Ever Do” concludes how “[Expressing]
In first grade I was making excellent progress. I was improving a lot in reading. In second grade was where most of my problems were at. While in second grade I had to participate in a reading program. The objective of the reading program was to meet my individual needs and to adequately prepare me for achievement in my regular classroom.
As I continued in high school, we had to read "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest Gaines and "When I Was a Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago over the summer and write what was required of us. "When I Was a Puerto Rican" was the book that I found was more interesting and I felt that essay was better than the other. As my high school year went on, I noticed that my essay writing skills began to progress due to all of the writing provided. In the middle of Sophomore year, my English class started reading "Black Boy" by Richard Wright and had discussions which eventually lead to writing another essay. In History class for sophomore year there was a Global History Regents required.
Literacy enables children and young people to express themselves creatively and productively. The majority of jobs and careers rely on an element of basic literacy (and numeracy) skills. Literacy is required in our everyday lives, to keep us safe by being able to read signs and follow instructions, read directions, reading newspapers, recipes, food labels, dealing with household finances. Literacy also enables us to progress with technology by being able use computers competently, surfing the internet and being able to read and write emails. As the heart of all learning lies the two key skills, literacy and numeracy.
My writing skills are something I will have to work hard on to improve. When I write anything it generally has to be a necessity. So when I do write, I generally compose a rough draft. I proof read it several times checking my grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I find it difficult to convey what I would like to say when writing.
It allows us to become active thinkers and develop the ability to inquire and reflect on the societal concerns, interact and build connectedness with our life choices. Today I’d like to highlight reading practices as one of the key notions of critical Literacy. Every author constructs text for particular purposes and for a
Functional literacy is the most familiar concept, where people use literacy for the necessities of their daily life for example reading instructions or writing a business paper. (Knoblauch 453). Functional Literacy is one of the basic concepts when it comes to the ideas of literacy.