2. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
INTRODUCTION
Colleges and universities are beginning to recognize the need to
prepare students for Global challenges. Most colleges now offer
many of their classes online using multi-media presentations for
teaching their curriculum. Some are creating programs to teach
students, who themselves are planning to become educators, how
to include new technologies in their classrooms to enhance the
learning experience, and provide the necessary new learning skills
that their students will need.
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3. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
INTRODUCTION
This book has been developed to discuss the historical trends in
literacy education, to look at how those trends have become less
effective in the modern classroom than they used to be, and to
introduce ways that teachers and administrators can update
their curriculum to make literacy more relevant for the students
of the 21st century. Since materials on the internet reach a more
diverse population than traditional books, writing has to be
targeted at a more wider, global audience.
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4. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
INTRODUCTION
This book will cover the following topics
Setting the stage : The history of Literacy
Online reading comprehension and writing
Language and Communication
The paperless world : The internet
Different cultures and customs : A global audience
Online assessments
What educators need to do to catch up with the changes
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5. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
SETTING THE STAGE : HISTORY OF LITERACY
In order to understand the problem with the way literacy is being
taught, it is important to first look at a historical overview of
literacy and how it has been handled in the schools.
This chapter examines the different kinds of materials
that have been available for reading, and compare and contrast
them with the things and material that children need to read
today. “It is evident that reading and writing today is significantly
different than it was. . . . .”
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6. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
ONLINE READING COMPREHENSION AND
WRITING
Children today will be growing up in a world where they would be
required to use a computer and the internet for all of their basic
needs. Therefore, schools must strive to teach reading and
writing in a way which includes the kind of materials people use on
the internet.
This chapter will discuss what online literacy includes, and
how to modify classrooms to accommodate those changes.
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7. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Today’s children will be working in a global economy, which will
require them to understand language and to communicate in a
different manner than children who grew up to work in a local
economy. Therefore, expanding the language and communication
curriculum from the youngest grades is necessary to ensure that
students will be prepared for the future.
This chapter exclusively discusses the topics of language
acquisition and communication.
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8. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
THE PAPERLESS WORLD
For years, industry has been predicting that we are moving
towards a paperless world. It has been hard to take it seriously.
Since the advent of the personal computer, people use
tremendous amounts of paper. However, the paperless world that
we all have been hearing about for more than twenty years is
finally emerging.
Read about how schools can respond timely and be leaders
in the paperless movement rather than trying to catch-up later.
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9. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
A GLOBAL AUDIENCE
When people talk face-to-face, the listener can often discern
from the body language and response of the speaker whether the
message is being understood properly or not. However, when we
write, the advantage of visual contact with the reader is lost
completely. It is, therefore, important to consider your audience
from the start when you write.
This chapter discusses issues that students will
encounter when they write for a global audience.
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10. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
Assessment tests have been devised to ascertain students’ actual
levels of performance in order to compare the individual scores
to the community standards, and to derive important information
about the effectiveness of the public school education.
The focus of this chapter is to discuss how online
assessments can be used to improve the evaluation of literacy
skills and include new literacy types.
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11. T E AC H I N G L I T E R AC Y:
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
THE NEXT STEP : PREPARING FOR THE CHANGE
Since most students will be working in an environment that will
require them to be computer literate and knowledgeable about
using the internet and the world wide web, schools MUST teach
them the skills they need to be successful. Computer and other
related technological advances need to become an important
aspect of the school curriculum.
This chapter suggests some of the most logical and
important steps towards moving in the right direction.
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12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DR. PATRICIA FIORIELLO IS AN EDUCATOR FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. AN INTERNATIONAL FIGURE, DR. FIORIELLO, HAS
EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. HER PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND AND POSITIONS IN EDUCATION REFLECTS HER AVID
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MARKETING TECHNIQUES, SHE PERFECTLY BLENDS THE WORLDS OF
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