Please react to this statement: "If all our children learn to do is read, they will not be literate." David Warlick
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I certainly agree with this quote. There is a big difference between reading words and comphrehending those words. Understanding what you have read is the key to being literate. Norma
It's great to have children read, but if all they are doing is reading the material to get it over with then they are not getting the point. They must learn to read and comprehend what they are reading. They should be able to use what they have learned for their own life. One book should lead to another, and then another. They should become self-learners on their own without assignments. -Kyna
I interpret Warlick's quote to mean that the definition of literacy is expanded, in the 21st century, beyond reading and writing. Students need to be information literate: to be able to find, evaluate, and use information. "Literacy" is a word whose meaning, like lots of words in our language, continues to evolve.
3 comments:
I certainly agree with this quote. There is a big difference between reading words and comphrehending those words. Understanding what you have read is the key to being literate. Norma
It's great to have children read, but if all they are doing is reading the material to get it over with then they are not getting the point. They must learn to read and comprehend what they are reading. They should be able to use what they have learned for their own life. One book should lead to another, and then another. They should become self-learners on their own without assignments.
-Kyna
I interpret Warlick's quote to mean that the definition of literacy is expanded, in the 21st century, beyond reading and writing. Students need to be information literate: to be able to find, evaluate, and use information. "Literacy" is a word whose meaning, like lots of words in our language, continues to evolve.
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