Many of the readings
this week expressed how the culture of ones literacy is important. Educators
have to be conscious and aware of a student’s background in literacy and how
they can constructively help strengthen that experience in literacy within the classroom.
This is very important because one may not be aware of the amount of literacy a
child may have been exposed to, if any at all. This has allowed me, as a future
educator, to become more conscious of my prospective students lives and their cultural backgrounds. By this I mean whether one of my students knows how to
read, if they have ever seen a book or even understands the concept of the use
of words in a certain order to form a sentence. These are all critical
questions and things I will think about when in preparation for presenting literacy
information to my prospective students. In closing I took a quote from The
Jones Family’s Culture of Literacy article to heart; “Teachers are trusted holders of children’s
futures as literate adults” and I will hold myself as such from here on out. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
What would you do if a child in your class has never been exposed to reading or even what a book is?
How can you implement cultural literacy in your prospective classroom?
