August 30th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: child's, Comprehension, Improving, Reading
The ultimate goal of reading instruction is to enable children to understand what they read, so reading instruction has to be about more than simply matching letters and sounds — it also has to be about connecting words and meaning.
It is clear from research on emerging literacy that learning to read is a relatively lengthy process that begins very early in development and clearly before children enter formal schooling.
Children who receive stimulating literacy experiences from birth onward appear to have an edge when it comes to vocabulary development, understanding the goals of reading, and developing an awareness of print and…
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August 27th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Discussion, Forums, groups, pages
In an era where “teachers need collaboration tools that they can own and tailor to meet their own needs and the needs of the community” (Laferriere et al., 2006), Ning members create a plethora of groups based on their needs and interests. One of the largest groups is called Teaching Texts. This group formed to share ideas and resources for particular novels that teachers use in their classrooms. Another group, Teaching With Technology, focuses on questions and concerns surrounding the myriad tools available for teachers: Moodle, Twitter, YouTube, laptops, and videos, to name a few. Teachers should be able to…
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August 24th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Impact, Learning, Media
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Abstract
Media has opened new dimensions in learning. Now education is no longer a constraint for anyone. Media has brought education to the doorstep of each and every individual. All forms of media- the newspaper, radio, television and the internet are equally important in imparting education. As the technology is progressing, the different educational modules are being channeled through certain community access centers like community radio system, televisions, internet, community multi-media centers etc. Media literacy or education does not only mean to be entertained by media but to learn something from it. As a major part of the learning process…
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August 18th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Alternative, Assessment, Language, Learning, Review, Studies
Introduction
These days, there has been an increasing interest in the use of assessment procedures that are completely different from conventional methods of assessment. More reliable forms of assessment, such as portfolios, interviews, journals, project works, and self- or peer- assessment have become more and more common in the second and foreign language classrooms.
These alternative forms of testing or assessment are more student-centered as they involve students in their learning, so that they can control their own language learning. Furthermore, these kinds of assessment–called alternative assessment–can help teachers to get enough information for developing their instructional plans and practices. Table below…
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August 12th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Adult, Education, Essential, Initiative, learner
Over 39 million American adults lack a high school diploma, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures, and around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). In quantitative literacy, that number is 46 million. Even among college student, significant numbers lack prose, document, or quantitative literacy.
These are startling figures. Increasingly, our world demands complex literacies… in problem solving, decision making, using data, and understanding information. The GED Academy has developed essential literacy education to address the complex issues of literacy for…
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August 9th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Better, boys, girls, Readers
BOYS OR GIRLS – WHO ARE BETTER READERS
Michael Rutter, MD of King’s College in London, and colleagues looked at four large studies of children’s reading abilities (DeNoon, 2004). Their findings concluded that reading disabilities are clearly more frequent in boys than in girls. “It appears that throughout the English – speaking world … boys are more likely than girls to have a reading disability,” Rutter and colleagues write. They encourage further study in this regard leaving its reason undetermined (ibid.).
In Pakistan, the social status of a girl child and a boy is clearly distinct, which, unfortunately, is also visible in…
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August 6th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Children, Develop, Language
Brenda Geier K-12 Reading Specialist – The research tells us that with the support of parents, caregivers, and early childhood educators, as well as exposure to a literacy-rich environment, children progress from emergent to conventional reading. By interacting through reading aloud and conversation, children are exposed to learning early. It is very important to read aloud to children and provide opportunities for them to talk about the stories that they hear. As Anderson, Hiebert, Scott, and Wilkinson (1985) state, “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children, especially…
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August 3rd, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: ''the, Adolescent, Dark, Health, Impact, Mass, Media, Side
The period of transition from childhood to adulthood is called Adolescent with accelerated physical, biochemical and emotional development. It is a unique period of dynamic change which may be referred to as “Growing up”. Adolescence is the time period that begins with the onset of puberty and lasts nearly a decade i.e., from the age of 12-13 to around 20 years of age. It is a period of rapid growth and maturation in human development. It is this period that the final growth spurt occurs. If the growth of a teenager is not as good as it should be,…
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July 31st, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: 20102011, collaborative, consensus, document, teaching, WAHS
Western Albemarle High School
Collaborative Consensus Proposal
April 21, 2010
Groundwork Committees
General Education: Peggy Anderson, Matt Azano, Adam Mulcahy, Elizabeth Mulcahy, Beth White
Special Education: Suzanne Fladd, Rick Roderick, John Ratcliffe, Cindy Frazer, Robyn Crusselle, Jason Collier, Pete Keyser, Sandy Keyser, Phil Gahring, Brian Wilson, Kip Chatterson, Sarah McGuire, Ed Pierce
Building Administration: Dave Francis, Greg Domecq, Bobbi Hughes, Tim Driver
Central Office: Kevin Kirst, Jamie Endahl
Guidance: Amy Wright, Heather Lindsay, Shelby Poole, Bob Jahrsdoerfer, Frank McCurdy, Erin Rittenhouse
Steering Committee
General Education: Beth White
Special Education: Rick Roderick, Suzanne Fladd
Building Admin: Greg Domecq
Central Office: Kevin Kirst
Guidance: Amy Wright
1) What should the goal of collaboration in our school be?
a) The goal…
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July 28th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: Jacobs, Jane
American years
Jane Butzner was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a doctor and a former teacher and nurse, who were Protestant in a Catholic towndherents of a minority religion. After graduating from Scranton Central High School, she took an unpaid position as the assistant to the women page editor at the Scranton Tribune. A year later, in the middle of the Great Depression, she left Scranton for New York City.
During her first several years in the city, Jacobs held a variety of jobs, working mainly as a stenographer and freelance writer, often writing about working districts in the city.…
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