Essay On My Literacy

Literacy. The Google dictionary definition will say “The ability to read and write.” Or “Competence or knowledge in a specified area.” But what does the word literacy mean to you? What literacy means to

Last week we wrote a blog and one of the questions was “How did you learn to read and write?”  I found this question interesting because I never had really thought about the moment when I actually learned how to read and write. My mom was the first person to expose me to reading and writing. A popular tactic she did to make sure I was staying engaged was to read aloud stories and make me follow along with her. My mom would read me many different stories like Tarzan, Bambi, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Lion King, The Jungle Book, and Hercules. whatever I wanted to listen and follow along with, she would read with me. This really helped with my want to read. The books contained a lot of adventure, which made it easy as a kid to follow along with. I became to gain an imagination and then all of a sudden reading was easier.

I define literacy as being able to express my thoughts and emotions. I know everyone has different opinions and emotions. Therefore, everyone will write differently and read in a different pace. Also, everyone likes different types of books, for example fiction or nonfiction. As a result, everyone’s literacy journey is unique. Everyone has a different definition when it comes to literacy which is what makes it special. Some prefer to read and others prefer to write. It all depends on personal preference.

I also started reading at home, then got into writing. I would finish a book by the end of the day or the next day. I finished a Junie B. Jones book a day. I finished a lot of books throughout elementary school, reading was probably my favorite thing to do with my free

My dad started reading to me when I was around the age of four or five. I was specifically interested in the book How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?. My dad read that to me probably every night for two months, until I could “read” it back to him. The reason “read” is in quotations is because I really only memorized the book and the order he would say the words, but looking back now, I think I give a lot of credit for that time in helping me stay ahead in my reading classes. Being able to recognize what certain words looked like helped me make new words and build sentences a little quicker than most kids my age.

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.

I remember reading by the age of 3. My mom taught English to preschool and middle school students. Looking at albums that had pictures of my childhood, I found that since age 2, I was already surrounded by educational charts, such as the alphabet, shapes, the different land forms and water forms, the traditional attires of men and women across the globe, etc. My mom would tell me about how much I loved to learn since I was a child. At the age of 3, she and my dad would take turns to read me a story. I did not know how to read yet, so I would look at the book’s pictures while either my mom or dad would read off of each page to me. This was a practice every night at home before I dozed off to sleep. Whenever we traveled, my parents would point out things to me and say what they were. Thus, I grew up viewing learning as a fun activity rather than a chore.

Literacy has never legitimately played a massive part in my family. My parents never did anything that Involved in literacy. I was into literacy when I was little, but that changed as I became older. My Grandmother was the only person who could write stories easily and efficiently. My Father never fully cared a great deal about literacy. He was a mechanic, so he did do papers and read in college, but after that my father never was into reading or writing. My mother was never a very literate person. She didn’t like to read or write at all, so maybe that's who I got it from. My sister on the other hand is a very talented writer if she wants to be. She wrote an essay about my Grandfather who fought in Vietnam. She wrote about how he was her everything

I’ve never put much thought into what defines reading or literacy. I know that they are life skills that are necessary for a person to have a functional place in the world. Growing up it was expected that you learned how to read, write, interpret, clarify, summarize, and question based on what is presented to you. It used to be based on textbooks, novels, and newsprint. As of now, I’ve lost count of the different ways that we can communicate.

Over the years the meaning of the term has changed into something more complex with more than just one single definition. Nowadays the term ‘literacy’ is used for many purposes and is acquired in many ways. It is often associated with change or acquired skills and is used in many contexts both personally and socially. Such as the skills needed by people for the workplace.

The word literacy to me, is being able to comprehend what a group of letters would mean together, basically is having good comprehension skills. One of many ways we can understand literacy, is to relate the word literature with every writing we do or read. Not only that, but in the world of literacy, having good writing skills can help the reader understand what you’re trying to get across. Even though literacy is associated with letters and words, a picture can also be a good example of it. When we see the logo of Facebook we know what it means, even though if it doesn’t have the complete word, our brain made the connections until your mind associated with the actual word. If you really think about it, we use literature in every part of our

Reading and writing has had a huge impact in my life.

To myself, the definition of literacy is having the ability and means to read and/or write. Although this seems as though it is a stereotypical and common definition, I have found during the course of my life that this definition holds to be true to my personal being. When I was younger, I used to think literacy was simply the literacy book that we read out of during English class. The more that I grew, the more I realized that literacy was having the ability to read the book- not the book itself. While in junior high, my English course was referred to as a literacy course. During this course, we learned on what basis literacy forms. The teacher explained that literacy is not the words on the page; literacy is having the means of reading the words, and having the ability to comprehend what exactly it is that we were reading. Though this seems similar to cultural literacy, it is actually quite different. Cultural literacy is having the ability to comprehend and participate fluently in a particular culture, whereas literacy is just having the ability and means to read and/or write in general.

What does literacy mean? Literacy means something that you can do and familiar with it. Life has been an interesting journey for me. If my life were a book, the major highlight would be when I realized that I wanted to venture into literature and more specifically write in the Arabic language. My colleagues less appreciate the route I sought to pursue, but I chose it either way. There have been a lot of exciting milestones that have propelled me to what I am today despite my humble beginnings. This essay will narrate my journey and more specifically, my interest in writing in Arabic.

Literacy is" the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one 's goals, and to develop one 's knowledge and potential" (White & McCloskey). Literacy not only involves knowledge and skills that help in listening, speaking, reading, and writing but also using languages, establishing relationships, and understanding social practices and cultures (United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural