Self-Study into Language and Literacy Education One year ago today, if someone had asked me “what is language and literacy education?” I likely would have responded that it was learning to read and write. Or maybe more specifically I might have said that language and literacy education was learning to understand, make meaning of and communicate through text. If I was asked “what is ‘good’ language and literacy education?” I probably would have said that it was authentic use of texts and integrated with students' interests. I would have said that it helped to develop each child wherever they were as a writer or reader, but wouldn’t have had any ideas on how to achieve that.
While I still believe that these are certainly aspects of literacy, my understanding of literacy and how to provide these authentic experiences has been broadened to include a multitude of different types of literacy. Throughout the pages of this wiki I hope to address what these changes in my perspective have been and how I intend to use these changes to create better literacy experiences for the students in my classroom.
For an idea of how my understanding of language and literacy has changed please click here.
One year ago today, if someone had asked me “what is language and literacy education?” I likely would have responded that it was learning to read and write. Or maybe more specifically I might have said that language and literacy education was learning to understand, make meaning of and communicate through text. If I was asked “what is ‘good’ language and literacy education?” I probably would have said that it was authentic use of texts and integrated with students' interests. I would have said that it helped to develop each child wherever they were as a writer or reader, but wouldn’t have had any ideas on how to achieve that.
While I still believe that these are certainly aspects of literacy, my understanding of literacy and how to provide these authentic experiences has been broadened to include a multitude of different types of literacy. Throughout the pages of this wiki I hope to address what these changes in my perspective have been and how I intend to use these changes to create better literacy experiences for the students in my classroom.
For an idea of how my understanding of language and literacy has changed please click here.
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