Cross-cultural literacy is a branch of literacy that looks at an individual’s ability to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the customs‚ values‚ and beliefs of one’s own culture and the cultures of others. There is no culture that can live‚ if it attempts to be exclusive in its own. This emphasizes on the importance of cultural literacy in its varying degrees in the global world. Therefore‚ as citizens of the global world‚ it is particularly important that all nations be
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New Literacies in Middle School (6-8 grade) The articles that I came across in my research are in regards to new literacies in middle school. The readings all share a common thread which is incorporating new literacies into the curriculum help shape students in becoming active global citizens. The authors explained how teachers can leave their comfort zone and implement new literacies as well as student’s perspective about working with new literacies. I wanted to delve a little deeper into this
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Information Literacy and Healthcare Today We are now part of a technology world where most all working individuals have to have some computer knowledge to maintain an equilibrium state at both homes and work life. The American Nurses Association reports that informatics for all nurses require basic computer skills (Sewell‚ 2016). What is Information Literacy? Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when information is needed‚ how to obtain the information‚ and how to understand
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Adult Literacy Program Monica Friday Mrs. M. Kelly EDU362: Adult Learning & Instruction April 26‚ 2012 I chose to write about adult literacy. This is a very serious subject that affects more people that we realize. Literacy is the ability to read‚ write‚ compute‚ and use technology at a level that enables an individual to reach his or her full potential as a parent‚ employee‚ and community member. There are many programs that helps can assist with literacy. One program is the National
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Standard 3: Literacy 1. Describe your evidences: What are they? In what context were they created and/or used? The first artifact I have attached is a small group lesson plan and a performance observation conducted by my university supervisor. The small group lesson that I have attached was taught during Literacy Block in the fall of 2014. I taught this reading lesson to first graders at Woodstock Elementary to high-level readers. During this lesson‚ the students were to respond and discuss comprehension
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meant by literacy and numeracy and the relevant policies used in Australia. Additionally‚ this report will explore some factors that influence one’s ability to learn literacy and numeracy. These include mental health challenges‚ socio economic status‚ homelessness and being a refugee. The Australian curriculum states that‚ being literate means having the ability to develop the knowledge and skills to interpret language in a range of contexts (Commonwealth of Australia 2009 p.6). Literacy involves;
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Literacy and the Politics of Education This article‚ Literacy and the Politics of Education written by C.H Knoblauch was written to express his feelings on how America is becoming illiterate ever since a new era of technology was introduced in 1960. Knoblauch believes that the few who are literate will succeed in life‚ and that the rest of general society who are illiterate will have trouble finding success in their future endeavors. He has taken on this subject because of his frustration on his
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The Balanced Literacy instructional approach can be defined as “a literacy program that includes the strongest elements of both whole language and phonics” (Smith). Balanced Literacy is a program that uses combined strategies to provide an optimal learning experience for children. The program involves “teaching by reading to the students‚ having students read independently‚ and reading with students” (Smith). Balanced Literacy is made up of five components: the read aloud‚ guided reading‚ shared
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whether it is by vocal speech or various written forms depends heavily on how they developed their literacy which is unique per person. The article Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics by James Paul Gee goes through different theories he has on the correct and incorrect ways that language is used when communicating during different scenarios and why. The main cause of unique levels regarding literacy are the different Discourses a person may have. First and foremost are the primary Discourses which
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Literacy Information in the Philippines by Dr. Norma L. Salcedo T he 2003 Functional Literacy‚ Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) is a national survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy status of the population which will be used as basis of education policies and programs that will improve the coverage and quality of education and literacy in the country. It is the third in a series of functional literacy surveys conducted in 1989 and 1994. the elementary level
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