Comments on: My literacy question http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question/ with your host, Scott Elias Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A question from Scott Elias « leading from the heart http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question/comment-page-1/#comment-241 A question from Scott Elias « leading from the heart Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:29:41 +0000 http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question.html#comment-241 <p>[...] (this post was originally written as a comment on Scott’s blog post My Literacy Question) [...]</p> [...] (this post was originally written as a comment on Scott’s blog post My Literacy Question) [...]

]]> By: Tracy Rosen http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Tracy Rosen Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:22:25 +0000 http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question.html#comment-240 <p>Ooh...what a great question! It is difficult for me to pinpoint an answer for this one. I am a learning centre teacher. In Quebec, that means I teach students who have language-based disabilities as well as more severe cognitive delays. So literacy <b><i>is</b></i> my content area! My focus lately is on literacy for being active members of a community. What does that look like? To start:</p> <p>-We can read each others' names and recognize who they are -We can read the headlines in the local paper and have a conversation about them -We can communicate through a variety of technologies, including our blogs, because it makes us feel part of our class community -We can have discussions around inspirational quotes and proverbs that include examples from our lives -We can recognize monetary values of coins so we can purchase our bus tickets and lunches ... That's what it looked like last week. As we continue our year I am hoping that literacy and what it looks like continues to develop in our classroom.</p> <p>(I am crossposting this comment on my blog. I like how this question reminds me of the central place literacy takes in my work, thanks!)</p> Ooh…what a great question! It is difficult for me to pinpoint an answer for this one. I am a learning centre teacher. In Quebec, that means I teach students who have language-based disabilities as well as more severe cognitive delays. So literacy is my content area! My focus lately is on literacy for being active members of a community. What does that look like? To start:

-We can read each others’ names and recognize who they are -We can read the headlines in the local paper and have a conversation about them -We can communicate through a variety of technologies, including our blogs, because it makes us feel part of our class community -We can have discussions around inspirational quotes and proverbs that include examples from our lives -We can recognize monetary values of coins so we can purchase our bus tickets and lunches … That’s what it looked like last week. As we continue our year I am hoping that literacy and what it looks like continues to develop in our classroom.

(I am crossposting this comment on my blog. I like how this question reminds me of the central place literacy takes in my work, thanks!)

]]> By: Scott Elias http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Scott Elias Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:31:32 +0000 http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question.html#comment-239 <p>Hey - thanks. With my little Gmail snafu last week I'm just glad I was able to function enough to do <em>anything</em>...</p> Hey – thanks. With my little Gmail snafu last week I’m just glad I was able to function enough to do anything…

]]> By: Angela Maiers http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Angela Maiers Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:01:29 +0000 http://blog.scottjelias.net/2007/10/my_literacy_question.html#comment-242 <p>Good job, Scott! (No deductions for late work!) It is an A+ question. Beginning with the end in mind-great place to start the conversations! Looking forward to the response.</p> Good job, Scott! (No deductions for late work!) It is an A+ question. Beginning with the end in mind-great place to start the conversations! Looking forward to the response.

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