Category: Literacy

  • Basic Literacy and School-to-Prison Pipeline

    Basic literacy is essential for students to be able to comprehend the material they are being taught. Therefore, it is the foundation for any students academic success. Without basic literacy skills, students are unable to access the knowledge they need to be successful in school and beyond it. Research indicates that students who are not…

  • The Reading Activity Characteristics: Literacy Philosophy

    Table of Contents Beliefs of Frank Smith Beliefs of Patrick Shannon Comparing Smith with Shannon My Philosophy Reference List Beliefs of Frank Smith The development of the reading theory is attributed to massive scholarly works of various educational researchers including Frank Smith. Frank Smith is a psychologist who is ardently recognized for his immense research…

  • Encouraging Students in Reading and Literacy

    Enhancing literacy acquisition in students is a hard task requiring a lot of responsibility, persistence, and skills for adopting a unique approach towards students. Unless a teacher is capable of encouraging students for acquiring new literacy skills, their students will not be able to make any tangible progress (International Reading Association, 2010). To identify and…

  • The Reading Activity Characteristics: Literacy Philosophy

    Table of Contents Beliefs of Frank Smith Beliefs of Patrick Shannon Comparing Smith with Shannon My Philosophy Reference List Beliefs of Frank Smith The development of the reading theory is attributed to massive scholarly works of various educational researchers including Frank Smith. Frank Smith is a psychologist who is ardently recognized for his immense research…

  • Encouraging Students in Reading and Literacy

    Enhancing literacy acquisition in students is a hard task requiring a lot of responsibility, persistence, and skills for adopting a unique approach towards students. Unless a teacher is capable of encouraging students for acquiring new literacy skills, their students will not be able to make any tangible progress (International Reading Association, 2010). To identify and…

  • Literacy Project: The Book by Temple, Ogle, Crawford, Freppon, and Temple

    Phonics/Word Recognition Chapter Summary Chapter 5 of the book by Temple, Ogle, Crawford, Freppon, and Temple (2018) describes what children need to know to start reading and explains how they should be taught reading. The chapter mentions that phonics deals with relationships between graphemes and phonemes, while word recognition is a broader term that includes…

  • Literacy Project: The Book by Temple, Ogle, Crawford, Freppon, and Temple

    Phonics/Word Recognition Chapter Summary Chapter 5 of the book by Temple, Ogle, Crawford, Freppon, and Temple (2018) describes what children need to know to start reading and explains how they should be taught reading. The chapter mentions that phonics deals with relationships between graphemes and phonemes, while word recognition is a broader term that includes…

  • Information Literacy in Advanced Nursing Practice

    Information literacy is critical in nursing practice, especially for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Working with information is a complex process as it involves many different aspects, such as seeking the information, criticizing it, and further applying it within the nursing practice to achieve better patient outcomes and work effectively. Thus, various programs have been…

  • Literacy Skills and Knowledge: Implementing Literacy Instruction

    Introduction Literacy is a fundamental aspect of communication that is based on comprehending or communicating thoughts, ideas, and intentions between individuals. The educators role implies assisting students in developing linguistic and non-linguistic patterns of communication. The literacy instruction covers both receptive and expressive skills and aims at encouraging independent thinkers, readers, and writers represented by…

  • Literacy Skills and Knowledge: Implementing Literacy Instruction

    Introduction Literacy is a fundamental aspect of communication that is based on comprehending or communicating thoughts, ideas, and intentions between individuals. The educators role implies assisting students in developing linguistic and non-linguistic patterns of communication. The literacy instruction covers both receptive and expressive skills and aims at encouraging independent thinkers, readers, and writers represented by…