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Expanding Our concept of Literacy
Expanding Our concept of Literacy
When thinking about literacy, it is common people might think just about the functional reading of traditional texts. While this is certainly still a core component when it comes to literacy, it is critical that we now support students' development of media literacy, digital literacy, transliteracy, and multiliteracies.
Reading That is Commonly Not Counted
Reading That is Commonly Not Counted
To start, this site has some resources for two types of reading that are commonly questioned in terms of "counting" as reading for school:
Image source: Screenshot from Renee Hobbs' lecture at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDRKpmIaPI&feature=youtu.be
Curious for more? Check out Reading Revolution!
Curious for more? Check out Reading Revolution!
The idea behind Reading Revolution is that students do (or will do) a lot of reading, but it is often not seen, valued, supported, and celebrated in formal educational settings.
When educators are open to different types of reading that are relevant to students, we can help support literacy skills that are transferable to curricular goals and in a way that increases student engagement.
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