Reading Company

is becoming such a detriment to our society, because nobody in this generation acknowledges the value of books, or even prefers to use an actual copy such as a paperback. The internet, such as Google, is being classified as lazy or ignorant, but reading a book is labeled as literate or being knowledgeable. Thesis:“Teaching in the #Age Literacy” by Jennifer L. Nelson and “Is Google Making Us stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, both analyze the pros and cons to having the internet and information at our fingertips

even change the way we rationalize our surroundings. Though they have an incredible power to build up and destroy, we often neglect memories. My literacy history is full of vivid memories. Literacy sponsors radically affected my writing styles, my reading processes, and my editing conventions. They shaped and molded me into the writer I am today. In this paper, I will begin to unpack the literacy practices I developed, the impact of my sponsors, and my conclusions on how my practices and sponsors interact

Dobbs, content area reading instruction includes: the information present in the text, and the instructional plan teachers use to help students understand the content (2003, p.3). Vacca, Vacca, & Mraz explain that in order to plan instruction effectively, teachers must be aware of the explicit and functional dimensions of content literacy. The explicit aspect of content literacy involves the development of skills and strategies that enable students to comprehend what they are reading. Functional instruction

did you become involved in these particular practices? Why did you begin it? I involved in these specific literacy practice when I set a goal in front of my eye in order to accomplish this dream. My literacy practice is education, which includes reading, writing, and math problems.

most of the day in ability groups and use the same or similar curriculum substantially adjusted to their ability levels” (Ability Grouping 3). “For example, in elementary schools, students from the same grade levels may be grouped by ability for reading and

implement a Dramatic Reading Program to challenge the war on illiteracy in our local community. This program would be implemented to sustain and environment of learning that intentionally support, enhance, and sustain the practices of reading and include several ways of learning. An effective reading program develops reading competence in all students and is based on proven practices. Three components are critical to the design, implementation and sustainability of powerful reading instruction: professional

Wright sternly announces, “Photograph.” In my monotone voice, I repeated her and continued on with the rest of the paragraph, which bared less challenging words for a second grader. She then asked me what I thought about the paragraph that I finished reading. I told her and the whole class, “I don’t know.” Really, I did not comprehend the words that I was calling out. The snickering that I heard seemed amplified all around me, sinking deep into my chair, I prayed she would just move on. She did move

various countries came from; that way when I travel to certain countries, the more I can respect and understand where all these beliefs and rules came from. This will make the people from those countries respect and acknowledge me better. Also, by reading about history, I can learn about people’s mistakes in the past and learn not to make them again in the future. An online article explains how history is more than just names and dates, but history about people who were once products of their time

to the students to take home to share language and literacy together at home. We discussed also the kinds of activity that we should include. She gave us many examples of activities such as: sing song together, games with physical interacting, and reading competitions. For the best day and time to do it, I asked her what is the best day, and how long should it be? She said the length depends on the ages that you try to incorporate. So, the older age is different than the younger, and she suggested

at the computer. Mozart was not considered an expert until he had been composing for ten years. Bill gates, a master of computer programming and inventor of Microsoft, programmed computers as much as possible in the seven years before starting his company. To achieve 10,000 hours, one must work for five hours a day for five years. Gates was well over that by this time. Gladwell brings additional examples in the chapter, and one thing is clear – it takes time to become an expert. It does not happen