On Being Literate About Literacy
Written for EDR 210 (Trends in Reading Instruction), 2nd Sem SY 2017-2018 under Professor Maria Hazelle Preclaro. On Being Literate About Literacy Literacy is easily defined as the ability to read and write. I have always thought of it as such until I was asked in class if I was literate. Initially my answer was, “Yes, of course! I would not be in this academic level right now if I was illiterate.” but I became slightly doubtful of my answer the more I thought about it. Is there more to literacy than simply reading and writing? Upon further discussion of the term, the concept of comprehension was raised. To be literate means more than the ability to read and write because it is just as important that the words written and read are understood and that nuances of the context of words are placed are recognized. After the class ...