“Teachers and schools must accept, believe, and act upon the belief that children of poverty are learners, have been learning since birth, are ready to learn at anytime, and will learn.”
This quote is very true, if there is any teacher or other individual in the education system that doesn’t believe it, they should find another employer. Friends of mine weren’t encouraged in school by anyone which led to them not rising to their full potential. Some of my friends will even attest to simply being passed through school.
Literacy knowledge concerns reading and writing. My niece expresses print literacy knowledge when she sees an E and states that’s what Elizabeth stands for. Non print literacy know ledge is indicated when a child sees a horse and can tell you what it is. Stereotyped children because of their accent, race, or level of income are often overlooked when struggling with literacy by teachers and administrators. Teachers don’t take the time to identify why the student is struggling instead they assume they just aren’t capable of learning how to read and write. Students sometimes struggle with literacy because they believe if they don’t speak “correctly” they can’t read or write either. Teachers can help struggling students by believing they can learn literacy skills, and instilling this belief in the students first and foremost. Another effective way of helping students is by incorporating the students’ language into the classroom. During my first clinical I connected with the students by speaking in terms they were familiar with. The term proper English is an abstract thought. Who’s to say what proper is. That’s why it is necessary to speak differently in different situations.
This video informed me not only new ways to help students struggling to read, but also ways to expand the reading lesson.
Citation :
Effective literacy practices- teaching for transfer- strategic activity. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5qW2ULuyt8
Purcell Gates, V. (2002). As soon as she opened her mouth. In L. Delpit & J.K Dowdy (Eds.), In The skin that we speak: An anthology of essays on language culture and power. (Print: Anthology)
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