By wlf2019
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The unprecedented challenges in 2020 have emphasized the importance of a teacher’s role in society. Sadly, teachers in the United States continue to be underpaid having a profound impact on student’s performance.
Literacy is the acquisition of reading and writing skills, whereas education is much more. It involves using learned literacy skills to interpret the world we live in. Real education begins when we turn that key.
“Oh my God! Why do we have to read? I hate reading.” is a very common expression in students. Finding what the child is interested in is crucial to get them motivated to read in the future years.
In 2018, UNESCO informed us that almost half the population will be online, this means that to be a fully active and engaged member of society, we would have to be digitally capable and literate. So, it made me think about what this meant to our future and students.
The lip-biting looks of anguish that can accompany frustrated students of any age can be a literacy teacher’s worst nightmare. How can we help our students feel that they are getting exactly what they need from our lesson? One possible solution to this problem is giving learners greater autonomy over their goal-setting.
In the age of digital literacy and e-books, reading has never been more accessible, but access isn’t everything. In increasingly busy and fast-paced learning environments, how can we ensure students have the mental space and time to read?