Final Essay: Reflections on Selected Theories and Models of Literacy
On the first evening that we met, our class was asked to define literacy. We came up with many and varied answers but all of our definitions contained the basic three: ability to read, write and comprehend what was read or written. I am not sure that this basic understanding has changed, or should change. Yet I hope my work this semester has broadened my thinking and expanded the borders of my concept of literacy.
Through the semester we have read, discussed and written about literacy in its many aspects and definitions. I have selected three of the many approaches to literacy to explore in this paper. They each in their own way challenged me to expand my concept of literacy and hopefully supported my growth as a graduate student and a teacher.
[View the rest of my final essay through the link below.]
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AejvYXPv3HOaZGY5N2RucXBfMWNwamg4aGRt&hl=en
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