Academic Literacy Self-Analysis

Have you ever read a word and pronounced it completely different than its actual pronunciation? Well I have! As a student, I have experienced many aspects of reading and writing. I am currently a junior in highschool so I haven’t experienced it all. English is a crazy language and the rules for the language are also very crazy. In this literacy narrative I will introduce my experiences in reading and writing and how they have impacted my life.

Starting from the parents, the child must inherit the instinct of wanting to learn to read, developing the curiosity that comes with the increase of knowledge, interaction with others and building positive memories, that motivate the child’s learning to read. An approach that Vygotsky supported promoting scaffolding, a guided process that adults use to teach students how to master a skill, in this case a reading and writing skills. Children begin from the womb recognizing parent’s voices, singing tone for then building connections through prints and letter sounds in an environment that promotes literacy with stories, songs, games, group activities with families, “All about me” share, and “Show and tell”, to display and build a sense of belonging in the class. Nevertheless, incorporating strategies or methods that facilitate learning to read stimulated by own personal learning style. Most young children learn kinesthetically and are visually-sensory prompted to hands on experiences, using appropriate materials in a different setting. Foremost, with an ongoing informal and formal assessment to evaluate students’ pre-knowledge at the beginning of the scholastic year, students’ way of learning, feelings, and connections through the year, and at every lesson, check for understanding, and ways to improve the next step. Ongoing assessment is part of the whole learning process, it will tell you how the students learn, and achieve appropriate reading and writing goals. A good reader promotes a good writer and vice versa, but a firm stepping stone during the developmental stages, in rich literacy environments, attempting to positive interactive experiences, and always monitored, influences the chances of the child sense of wanting to learn to

Literacy plays a huge role in my daily life. Every single day I read and write. Whether it’s writing an email or reading a text message, class assignment, discussion board, etc. My literacy journey is unique because I have had different experiences. As a result, this is how my literacy journey has let me to be the reader that I am.

One of the most eye opening experiences of my life occurred in the second grade. I would have never thought that doing one simple assignment in elementary school could change my whole perspective on literacy. My understanding of literacy was sparked when I had read my first real book. I remember sitting down on the vividly colorful carpet day dreaming about playing Mario Cart on my Nintendo 64 while everyone was obediently listening to the teacher read a book out loud. It wasn’t that I did not know how to read or listen, I just didn’t care. Reading to me used to be tedious because I did not understand the purpose of it. I did not grow up with the luxury of my parents reading to me because they weren’t literate in English, so I had to figure out for myself why literacy is vital in everyday life. My ongoing learning experience with literacy can be traced back to one simple visit to library.

Everything that we do requires words. Even when we think we create our memories out of words. One reason why we do not remember stuff when we are young is because we don’t have the words to put the information into to store it. Writing is very important because writing means everything, and if we didn 't have writing, we wouldn 't be able to spread ideas. The local and world news are in writing also so we need to be able to read the information. Also directions on how to use something or directions to go somewhere for transportation are also written in words. It is unimaginable how many roles writing plays in our lifestyles and we don’t even think about it.

According to Vocabulary.com, “Opportunists are people who see a chance to gain some advantage from a situation, often at the expense of ethics or morals. An opportunist seizes every opportunity to improve things for himself.” As I start every new chapter of my life, I like to take time to reflect on each page that has been turned by remembering the times when I’ve seized opportunities which have made me better as a person. I consider opportunism and self-motivation to be my identity marker because of how it shaped how I interact with my literacy sponsors.

The most useful event for my learning was the literacy activity, where students learned how to create an alliteration poem. When I assisted with the activity, I provided a definition for the students to grasp a further understanding of the concept. An alliteration is a sentence or line of a poem that has at least two or more words starting with the same sound or letter. For example: Marlon makes a marmalade with mangoes.

Throughout my first year as a middle school Language Arts teacher, I have developed a theoretical understanding of what I believe are the necessary components to providing a meaningful and generative environment in which students develop and expand literacy skills. The teaching of literacy needs to include a balance of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities, and needs to be a social endeavor that provides a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of all diverse learners. My teaching strategies, beliefs and personality that I bring to my classroom can be characterized as a blend of two types of philosophical theories: social constructivism and relational teaching and

I found that the Journal & Adult Literacy (IRA) Organization has provided me with great knowledge and understanding. The resources are invaluable for strategies and theories of literacy. I agree with you to continue to support this organization as a continuous source of information for the future as I continue to evolve into this new learner of becoming a teacher. I have wondered how often educators really utilize this source of information in their profession.

The concept of literacy confused me. The fact of learning to read and write at the same time both baffled me and intrigued me. As I approached the classroom I hesitated, wondering whether I was capable of holding up my own weight. The image is still clear; A scanty 4 year old boy reaching for the puzzle shaped carpet. I ended up sitting down on the salmon coloured puzzle piece, crossing my legs and hoping to pass unnoticed. In Angola, the most common language spoken is Portuguese, which was ideal for my learning. I was born in Brazil, but 5 months later I moved to West Africa. As a 1 year old, there is no such thing as adaptation, however, I had no language skills at all, which makes this story interesting. English and Portuguese were my first

The learning process is fundamental and we learn so much from our experiences. Better said, our literacy and understanding of anything comes from sources or sponsors. It can be a muse or stress from society telling you to take action. Multiple sponsors can further fuel a literacy. Deborah Brandt states that sponsors are “any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy—and gain advantage by it in some way.” (46) The sponsors in our lives can make situations difficult or easy and overall stimulate literacy. Literacy to me is the understanding of a subject to the extent that one can analyze and/or make solutions. This can include finding cures or

The definition that goes align to my beliefs will be "Interactive Theories of Literacy". This theory focus in previous background experience to create meaning. I enjoy learning material that I can connect with previous knowledge because that makes me feel that I actually can utilize something that I already know to learn a new material. Learning becomes more enthusiastic when you are able to connect background knowledge and experiences to improve development. This keeps the students motivated and engaged in the classroom because they don't need to learn things from scratch, they just have to add into, the already existed folder, the new information. Like the definition says, meaning resides not only in the text or within the mind of the reader,

I find your report interesting, especially the fact about the school board, I wish the realize how they affecting many students literacy. I believe that they should let the students choose their own book to read because in my case a well, I saw this as a hindered factor to my literacy. It interfered my literacy by discouraging me read, it took out the fun of reading. I'm glad that you had someone who helped you see how amusing reading while learning can be. In conclusion, any books can enhance owns literature, it just need to be interesting which would make them want to read more and as we all know the more you read the more knowledge you get.

Education and literacy are very important and play many roles in everyday lives. Over many years, education and literacy have been viewed as something to be proud of and something to strive towards, this can be seen back in the mid-20th century, while in more recent times, the views have changed to almost the polar opposite of the original views. Today, they aren’t as cherished or valued as they were back in the day. In the time of Malcolm X, the mid-20th century, education and literacy were valued much more because of the perceived difficulty of gaining them. The ease of access now a days, due to technology, to education, such as books, makes the value of education and literacy go down much more than how it was valued back in the times

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. I am a tuned-in Reader, and I appreciate well written biographies. Enjoyable reading takes my mind off school work and relaxes me. I enjoy academic reading as well, but sometimes it is intense and requires much concentration. Moreover, I am a tuned in reader when it comes to academic subject’s such as; psychology, nutrition, health and history.