Course overview of the subject Building and Enhancing New Literacy Across the Curriculum

1. Building and Enhancing
New Literacies
Across the Curriculum

2. What is Literacy?
Literacy, defined most simply, is the
ability to read and write.

3. LITERACY
is a process by which one
expands one’s knowledge
of reading and writing in
order to develop one’s
thinking and learning for
the purpose of
understanding oneself
and the world.

4. LITERACY
is the capacity to
communicate using
inscribed, printed, or
electronic signs or
symbols
for representing
language.

5. LITERACY
is the ability to identify,
understand, interpret, create,
communicate and compute,
using printed and written
materials associated with
varying contexts. Literacy
involves a continuum
of learning in enabling
individuals to achieve their
goals, to develop their
knowledge and potential, and
to participate fully in their
community and wider society
(UNESCO, 2004; 2017).

6. LITERACY
is the ability to ,read, view, write, design, speak and
listen in a way that allows you to communicate
effectively. The power of literacy lies not just in the
ability to read and write, but rather in a person’s
capacity to apply these skills to effectively connect,
interpret and discern the intricacies of the world in
which they live.

7. Traditional Literacy
Versus
New Literacies

8. The meaning of literacy has evolved
through time. From being simply known as
“the ability to read and write”, literacy in
now viewed as inclusive of other skills
needed for one to cope in this fast-
paced world.

9. Traditional literacy is
defined as "the quality of
being literate;
knowledge of letters;
condition in respect to
education, esp. ability to
read and write" It is the
building block for all other
literacies; without it, they
would be impossible to
master. (OED Online,
"literacy," 2nd ed.).

10. • Moreover, foundational or
traditional literacy is about
print on a page, or decoding and
making sense of words, images
and other content that a reader
can string together and then
begin to comprehend.
• They are the words and pictures
students read and pore over
that are contained in textbooks,
in novels, on standardized tests,
and even in comic books.

11. NEW LITERACIES

12. •Their utility lies in online reading
comprehension and learning skills, or 21st
century skills, required by the Internet and
other information and
communication technologies (ICTs), including
content found on wikis, blogs, video sites,
audio sites, and in e-mail.

13. • They require the ability not
just to "read" but also to
navigate the World Wide
Web, locate information,
evaluate it critically,
synthesize it and
communicate it-all skills that
are becoming vital to success
in this century's economy.

14. “New literacies” that arise
from new technologies
include things like text-
messaging, blogging, social
networking, podcasting,
and videomaking.

15. • Indeed, technology has
everything to do with
literacy. Being able to
use the latest
electronic technologies
has everything to do
with being literate
(Wilhelm, 2000, cited
in Rosaen & Terpstra,
2010).

16. Importance of
Acquiring New
Literacies

17. While traditional literacy and a liberal
education are still important
(Nussbaum, 1997; Delbanco,2012;
Ferrall, 2011), in the 21st century
students need to know more and be able
to do more than they did in the past.

18. Students need 21st
century literacy.

19. •This new literacy includes
traditional literacy skills ,such as
reading, writing, and arguing. But
more importantly, it includes new
literacy skills, such as critical
thinking, scientific reasoning, and
multi-cultural awareness (NCTE,
2008; Wagner, 2008; Grubb, 2003, p. 3;
Sagan, 1996, p. 325).

20. New literacy
requires both the
"effective use" of
language and
"large amounts of
specific information"
about the world.

21. In addition to traditional literacy,
students also need to learn about how
knowledge is created, especially how
the most reliable knowledge
is made through scientific methods.

22. Science has become the primary
tool of the 21st century
knowledge economy;
therefore, students should be
exposed to all major scientific
methodologies.

23. 21st Century Literacy is
more than just reading
and writing. It is knowing
how to learn and know.

24. Utilizing scientific research on
cognition and meta-cognition,
students need to understand
how the brain
creates and uses subjective
knowledge, and the different
processes that create objective
knowledge.

25. Today's students, the
"digital natives" as they are
sometimes called, are
practically inseparable from
their computers, video games
and the Internet.

26. Types of New
Literacies

27. 1. Traditional Literacy – Reading, writing,
speaking and listening.
2. Information Literacy – The ability to
identify what information is needed and the
ability to locate, evaluate, and
use information.
3. Visual Literacy – The ability to understand
and produce visual messages.

28. 4. Critical Literacy – The ability to question, challenge and
evaluate the meanings and purposes of
texts.
5. Media Literacy – The ability to question, analyze, interpret,
evaluate, and create media messages.
6. Tool Literacy – The ability to use tools to manage, consume
and create information.
7. Digital Literacy – The ability to use digital technology,
communication tools or networks to locate,
evaluate, use and create information.

29. Rosaen & Terpstra (2010) identifies
eight (8) types of new literacies:
1. Cultural Literacy
2. Digital/Information Media
Literacy
3. Emotional Literacy
4. Environmental Literacy
5. Numeracy
6. Print Literacy
7. Social Literacy
8. Visual Literacy

30. The University of
Pittsburgh Library System
calls the new literacy as the
“21st Century Literacies"

31. 1. Visual Literacy
Constructing meaning from images and
expressing oneself in terms of visually while
recognizing
the validity and accuracy of those images
Example of integration into library instruction:
o Use images from Flickr to compare and
contrast primary & secondary sources

32. 2. Media Literacy
Critical understanding of media in a variety of
formats and an understanding of the impact of
various media on the individual and society
• Example of integration into library instruction:
o Use a variety of media (print & online
newspapers, Wikipedia, etc.) to find and
evaluate information on a current news topic

33. 3. Technology Literacy
Critical thinking and problem solving skills
related to digital technology and
communication
• Example of integration into library
instruction:
o Have students create a wiki to collaborate
on an annotated bibliography

34. 4. Network Literacy
Understanding of the tools and skills related
to networked communication and the ability
to use
those skills to make informed decisions
• Example of integration into library
instruction:
o Use a shared catalog such as World Cat to
locate a list of resources

35. 5. Cultural Literacy
Analyzing and understanding culture and society
and showing familiarity and compassion
towards other cultures
• Example of integration into library instruction:
o Have students find topics The New Dictionary
of Cultural Literacy
(http://www.bartleby.com/59/) to research in
library database & discuss findings

36. What is “Functional
Literacy?”

37. Functional Literacy is the
ability to manage daily
living and employment tasks
that require reading skills
beyond a basic level.

38. How is “Functional Literacy”
different from “Literacy?
“Literacy” refers to the ability to read or
write at ANY level. An illiterate person
will not be able to understand or to
produce ANY text at all. -“Functional
Literacy” refers to practical Skills
Needed to live a normal life.

39. For example:
-An illiterate person may not understand
the written words “cat” or “dog”, may not
recognize the letters of the alphabet and may
be unable to write their own name.
-A functionally illiterate person Will
probably be able to understand these
things without any problems, however
they cannot understand job
advertisements, newspaper articles, forms
or poster.

40. WHAT IS EARLY LITERACY?
Early Literacy is what children
know about reading and writing
before they actually read
independently and write letters.

41. Early Literacy IS NOT teaching
babies how to read
independently.

42. WHY DOES EARLY LITERACY
MATTER?
The ability to read is critical to:
-Success in school
-Life-long learning potential
-Contribution to our economy, our
community’s security and livability.

43. WHAT IS EMERGENT
LITERACY?
Emergent = Early
Could not actually read or write in the
conventional sense
Exposure to reading and writing
Language and literacy skills begin
at birth.

44. WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT
COMPONENTS OF EMERGENT
LITERACY?
According to the National Early Panel
(NELP) (2009) the important skills in early
literacy are the following:
1. Alphabet Knowledge
2. Phonological Awareness and Memory
3. Rapid automatized naming of letter and
object
4. Writing letters

45. WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO TO SUPPORT
EARLY LITERACY?
National Early Literacy Panel (2009) suggests the following:
• Provide activities that allow for learning of letters names
and sounds
• Create opportunities for students to experiments with the
sounds of the languages.
• Give activities will make them remember specific words.
• Expose children to several instances that can make them
practice talking.
• Maximize opportunities to teach and discuss new words.
• Engage them in situations that will make them
understand the role and value of print.

46. BASIC LITERACY SKILLS

47. BASIC LITERACY
The ability of a person to read and
write with understanding a simple
message in any language or dialect.

48. THE BIG FIVE
1.Phonemic Awareness
2. The Alphabetic Principle and Basic
Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Comprehension
5. Vocabulary

49. PHONEMIC AWARENESS
-The awareness of the sounds
(phonemes) that make up spoken
words.
-The ability is not necessary for
speaking and understanding spoken
language.
-It is important for learning to read!

50. FLUENCY
-The clear, easy, written or
spoken expression of ideas.
-Freedom from word
identification problems.

51. COMPREHENSION
-A process in which a reader
constructs meaning from text.

52. VOCABULARY
The growth of a person’s stock of
known words and meanings.