Literacy and Education

For me, taking this class was a no brainer. I am an English major and in my mind and what I have been taught here at MSU, English IS Literacy. English IS reading. So I completely understood that I needed to take this course. I however never knew that so many other majors could be integrated through literacy into my major and vice-versa. I learned from the PE majors as much as I learned from the History majors and I hope that they took something away from me too. This for me was the most valuable thing that I took away from the course but I also really appreciated th text book. I plan on keeping the book to use some of the literacy ideas in my future classes. I already have used some of them for lesson plans I intend to teach next semester while in student teaching. This class was the first time I was introduced to KWLs so I am greatly appreciative that I learned about them as I think that they are an amazing tool not only for the teacher but for the students to gain perspective on their teacher as well. I really do feel confident that many things I took away from this class will help me in the upcoming months as I begin my teaching experience.