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?
I agree! I think it is very important to understand where a student comes from and their reading background. I think that oftentimes teachers forget that not all students know how to read, this can be greatly neglectful of students who are not exposed to reading. I think the article did a really good job of suggesting ways that a teacher can get to know what kind of reading background a student has by asking questions and meeting with the parents, overall communication is key to making anything work, even a classroom!
ReplyDeleteI have been intrigued many times before with one of your 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?" This is such an important question and something I hope we discuss in class because I would love more opinions from you and our classmates. The way reading is first addressed to a child can determine so much of how they feel about it I think. A bad first experience of reading could be detrimental and I hope we can all come together to discuss great ways to introduce reading to a child.
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