After interviewing a couple of people, I was'nt satified with what was said to me. I went back to interview more professionals regarding Literacy because of the concerns I had as it relates to promoting literacy in the classroom (what it promotes), while at home and in the womb. I was torn between chosing Literacy, Poverty and or English Language Learners. I had the pleasure of interviewing a Site Director, Early Childhood Teacher and Librarian. After each interview, I decided to go with being an advocate for literacy.
Insights I've gained during my conversation with the different professionals is that each of them feel that literacy is not being done as often as it should. Parents are the child's first teacher and reading to them while in the womb is of great importance. Each of them had concerns about the absence of or lacking of the quality of literacy. What are ways to encourage literacy. We as teacher make a conscious effort to incorporate literacy, but it don't stop with us. We make every effort to met the need and interest in tin literacy a welcome one. The interviews influenced my decision and provided great impact in my topic interest to proceed further in my research on literacy.
It has influenced my focus and helped me to narrow in on the lack, quality, and ways to incorporate literacy. It caused me to look at literacy from another perspective. I have to raise my thought pattern to fit into the real reason why literacy is important in the early years of life. It lays the foundation for future endeavors. It is vital in the life of a child to know how to read and comprehend what is being ask of them through words.
A question I have is, "Why is literacy not seen a important?
"Why is literacy not seen an important? I am surprised that you have received such a response! Where I work they promote Literacy and even through my own children’s school years as they were growing up I remember literacy being a top priority. I do agree though that not all schools promote literacy, I do believe that all schools should especially when children are of early age. I have seen schools promote literacy by providing reading interventions for those who need it. I have seen monthly sheets sent home asking for documentation on books read daily. When the child turns it in they earn an incentive. I have also seen where they have parent and child reading night. Students are given a book to read with their parent. I have also seen many great activities and motivators from the actual library within the school. There is also a weekly program call Accelerated Readers where students read a book and when done they have to take a test, this allows teachers to see what grade level each child is reading at. There are just so many great ways to get children to read what they like and have fun doing so. I think this is a great subject for you to cover. Good luck to you.
ReplyDeleteLiteracy builds other skills, so the responses you had gotten from your sources was a tad shocking for me. I mean really? We all know that literacy plays a big part in how a child learns. Early literacy helps with words and letter sounds recognition. That leads to reading words, and that builds up to learning new vocabulary and other words in different subjects. We assess everyday what literacy brings to our children, whether it is the retelling of a story, or reciting a part of a text in social studies. Literacy is important.
ReplyDeleteI think that literacy in our schools is seen as very important even at the early childhood level. It may not been see as important with parents however it is our job to empower parents on its importance and give them strategies, interventions and activities so they can read and do math activities at home with their children.
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