Lauren is having difficulties with her access, so here is her post (she emailed it to me):
I feel that literacy is all about perception. I know
that i can read but when it comes to reading aloud i cannot perform to the
best of my ability. I do not think because i stumble on some word when i
am reading aloud or pause for a second to figure out a word means i am
illiterate. If i were a teacher i would just characterize me as not a strong
reader. In class we said that a student has to be fluent to be considered
literate, i just cannot fully agree with that. I feel that not everyone
has the capability of reading aloud but can read to themselves in a
"literate" fashion.
Also i think literacy has to do with the way that a
person can speak. Like in the video we watched, the little boy Nathan had
a great vocabulary and was a great speaker, but he has a major problem
writing and reading. I do not feel that he should be judged or looked at
as not literate because he has a weakness, because as the test showed he
was an extremely bright boy.
I feel that literacy encompasses reading,
writing, and speaking. A person may not have to be perfect in all areas to
be considered literate, but has to excel in one area if they cannot
fulfill all areas.
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I agree with you Lauren, literacy does not only entail reading and writing but understanding what you are reading and writing and applying that knowledge to your every day life. It is the knowledge of an an entire field and the ability to process those thoughts and creats clear cohesive thoughts from that knowledge.
I agree as well. Literacy is a mesh of all of those domains. However, like in this comment, people have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to certain domains. Being weak in one does not mean a person is illiterate. It's almost like breaking down peoples learning styles. A person may not be able to follow a typical "lecture" that is strictly teacher talking and student listening. They may not be able to retain as much information. That person, lets say, is a more visual learner. If that material was perhaps presented to that person more visually they would have been able to retain more information. I see that as somewhat paralelling being literate. Just because a person learns better one way doesn't mean they are not "smart." Just as just because a person is a little weak in one area of literacy does not mean they are not literate.
Yes, like Joe's post too, students have to develop ways they can compensate for different weaknesses and build on their existing strengths.
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