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    Alphabetic and Logographic writing systems almost symbolizes two major cultures in the world. The Western, Rome, Greece is where the alphabet was created and developed over the course of centuries. Alphabetic Writing System such as Latin, French, and English had been used as the main language and device of Western Culture. Particularly English, it is the franca langua. Although English dominates most of the globe, through colonization, political powers and such, English or any other alphabetic writing

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    Writing has constituted an important practice in human culture since the earliest forms of writing were discovered from cave paintings made 40,000 years ago. Writing enables writers to express themselves in a writing system that conveys unique features of its associated culture. In this context, 'writing' means a standardized system for recording, in a specific language, content ranging from values to ideas to poems, etc. Humans have communicated in thousands of languages throughout history and consequently

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    # Essay 3 *Proust and the Squid,* by Professor Maryanne Wolf, unveils and celebrates reading, "one of the single most remarkable inventions in history." (3) While it might seem absurd today, reading was invented only a few thousand years ago, and consequently it has had an undeniably colossal influence on humanity. Imagining a world without text seems unbelievable now, but for the better part of humanity this medium of communication was nonexistent. In this book, > [Wolf] hope[s] to push [the

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    Instruction stressed the importance of teaching literacy. Early literacy is an emerging g set of relationships between reading and writing. Today a lot of terms have been referred to for literacy development for preschoolers the term that’s mostly used is early literacy. The term was chosen because the earliest forms of literacy development are forming reading and writing concepts. Linking early literacy to play is the most effective way to for young children to learn. There are many ways educators

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    spelling, like these examples: flower- flour, or see-sea-letter c, and sun-son. Etc. As we all know and learn that Different cultures or communities have different idea or identity. For example, a study studied the differences between both reading and writing in different community. It’s about the way they get it and the community. Like in white working class, where lot of stories and materials for children. But these things are way different in afro American community, they believe that preschool is not

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    Mayans are architecture, religion, and writing systems. There are three specific Native American groups, the Mayans, the Incas, and the Aztecs. However, this essay zooms into 2 main groups, the Mayans and the Incas. The Mayans lived in what it now known as southern Mexico and Northern Central America. The Incas lived in the Andes Mountains in Southern America. They lived in places like Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. These 2 groups had unique writing systems, architecture, and religion. Did you

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    The next lowest score was Seventy One percent of words read correctly by children from Denmark. This essay will discuss the challenges that face to children’s English learning. The English writing system, in common with all European and American languages, English utilize an alphabetic writing system in which letters exemplify the spoken sounds of words. The smallest unit of sound that can

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    Jamieson believes that “scribal schools correlate with centralized administrative control, social stratification, and trade specialization.” (Schniedewind 327) Literacy, at least reading and writing was developed because of trade and the need to record what had been traded between individuals and groups. Writing would have also been a way to control trade if scribal schools were under control of the monarchy in Judah. Jamieson believes scribal education

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    process of writing starts to take shape, an idea must be developed and contemplated. The underlying question at the beginning of this process is, "Why am I writing?" For many, the initial response would be for a job, a grade, or to prove a point. On a basic level, however, animals behave according to two influences: instinct or experience; humans, since they are animals, are no different. There is a debate over whether humans write because it is in their genetic code or because writing is a useful

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    It is hard to imagine our world today without literacy skills. The absence of literacy will rob us of many things that we now deem as important. We will not be able to enjoy great masterpiece by legendary authors like William Shakespeare and know important scientific findings such as the discovery of gravity. In hindsight, literacy skills are essential in order to preserve and pass on knowledge from a generation to another. Because of this, it is not a surprise that literacy is a very popular topic

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