Defining Critical Aspects of Literacy | Origin: ED134
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Literacy is Not an Option --> Defining Critical Aspects of Literacy
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In this module, I learned that listening and speaking work together to deepen understanding. Encouraging students to speak helps them process and apply information, while active listening focuses on both words and intended meaning.
There should be enough variation in learning activities, projects, assessments, and inputs/outputs/productions that each literacy skill is practiced and improved throughout
Literacy includes Reading, writing. speaking and listening. Some of my difficulties in class is having students speaking and giving feedback
Critical aspects of literacy: The foundational elements that anablesomeoneto read, write, and comunicate effectively. These aspects are often emphasized in education, especially in early learning and literacy development
Literacy is taught in all courses through reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Literacy includes: reading, writing, listening, and understanding.
Literacy is holistic. Listening, reading, speaking, and writing are required for comprehension.
Learning to read and comprehend in a different language (say, French) is a good exercise to improve your native-language skills (say, English) in those areas, too.
Literacy skills include listening, speaking, reading, and writing, the speaking and taking notes is what usually keeps students engaged and attentive.
There are four areas of literacy: reading, speaking, writing and listening that are linked to comprehension. Some students may need to talk to listen.
Reading, writing, listening and speaking is so essential and a must for our students to express and work through the lessons. I struggle with a majority of my students not having these essential skill sets. They will also need these skills to carry into their careers. We want to build them to success. I work closely with councilors and general ed teachers to help them.
Literacy skills are so intertwined.
Literacy includes Comprehension. This really stuck out to me because so much of the words that come out of our mouths is just responses we have grown comfortable with giving to certain questions or statements. Its easy to forget to slow down and really listen and understand before responding.
To try to find ways to make sure students are actually listening and comprehending. We have an orientation where my entire program is explained in pretty good detail. They also have access to TAs and Aides, if they have questions. Despite this, they still say things like, "I didn't know I was supposed to do that!" They often go away angry in an attempt to blame me when it was clearly their fault since much of the time I know for a fact that it was covered beforehand and or they have written instructions explaining the requirements. It really does underscore the population I work with (adult felons) why they are in prison; usually for not paying attention or not taking responsibility for doing things correctly.
I appreciated learning about the various types of speaking (talk for interaction vs. talk for translation, etc). That helps me understand the goals of the times in class where I am making space for students to speak.
As a writer in my free time, I understand the importance of literacy in whatever field you work in whether its nursing or electrical. However, with the course tying literacy to other key learning factors, it is an important reminder just how much our students depend on it. I try to exercise my students as much as possible in this key area, providing them writing prompts whenever the opportunity presents itself that are based on a variety of texts. The impact that these activities had on student comprehension can not be understated. It is a night and day difference in retention and success! After completing this course, I intend for my students to participate in these activities more!
What I took away most from this module is that while all four pillars of reading, writing, speaking, and listening are essential in learning, the different ways of measuring comprehension ensure the effectiveness of the teachings. Students' comprehension should be measured in various ways and often. By allowing the students these platforms to express their knowledge, you not only build confidence in your students but also can identify if a change in the delivery is needed.
The four aspects of literacy help students with comprehension, and also support the areas in which they need to improve.
All speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension are greatly important and also to have the students repeat back what they have learned for assessment is all so important.
