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- 1. Building and Enhancing Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum
- 2. Why we need to study Literacy? The literacy experiences and outcomes promote the development of critical and creative thinking as well as competence in listening and talking, reading, writing and the personal, interpersonal and team-working skills which are so important in life and in the world of work.
- 3. What is Literacy? Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world. Literacy is critical in helping us make sense of our world. From the time we wake up to the time we go to sleep, we are constantly making meaning of the world around us. Literacy is defined as being able to read and write, or to having knowledge about a specific subject. When you can read, this is an example of literacy. When you are familiar with math, this is an example of literacy in mathematics. The ability to read.
- 4. Examples of Literacy Literacy with Young Children From the moment child is born, his or her literacy journey begins. Children’s literacy abilities are nurtured through their families and communities. Examples are • the infant smiling or crying to communicate their needs to a parent • the toddler forming their first words • a young child interpreting the symbols around them • a preschooler singing a song and • a parent and child laughing over a story
- 5. Why is literacy important? Students need literacy in order to engage with the written word in everyday life. Think of how often you use your own reading skills in everyday life. It’s not just articles like this one that require literacy, but signs, labels, and the messages on your phone, too. The same goes for writing. Nowadays, even phone calls have given way to instant messaging and text-based communication, making the ability to read all the more important. But beyond the functional level, literacy plays a vital role in transforming students into socially engaged citizens. Being able to read and write means being able to keep up with current events, communicate effectively, and understand the issues that are shaping our world.
- 6. Ways to support literacy development Literacy development should be a combined effort between home and school. Here are a few things you can do to support early learners’ literacy skills:
- 7. Encourage reading Reading is the first pillar of literacy, so encourage young learners to immerse themselves in it frequently and deeply. This should involve exposure to a broad variety of different genres, such as newspapers, novels, comics, magazines, films, reference material, and websites.
- 8. Discuss texts together Actively discussing what has been read encourages learners to make connections and think deeply about the ideas contained in texts. Follow up the reading or viewing of a text with a discussion of what it made learners think and feel.
- 9. Use games and activities that support literacy development • Write a half-page story that makes use of a new and unusual word or phrase. • Describe a person or object with as many adjectives as you can think of. • recap the plot of a novel or film in your own words (as learners progress they can try to do this in as few words as possible). • Have a competition to see who can find as many rhyming words as possible, starting from a given word. Learners could also write poems or songs with rhyme.
- 10. Make use of the library Immersing children in a huge range of texts encourages them to dive in and explore. There’s no better place to do this than the school or community library.