Can you read this sentence? Are you literate? Could you have read and understood those questions if you weren't literate? Literacy is more than the ability to read and write; it's also the ability to understand what you"re reading and make sense in what you"re writing. In most cases, literacy is achieved through many years of schooling, but in some of the stories we read in class, the authors had to give themselves and education instead of being taught by parents and teachers. During my years in school I was always competing with other students to be the best and the brightest, and it was a lot of work that I sometimes didn't want to do. But while some people may think that attaining literacy requires hard work and gets little result, I think that literacy makes people more confident and ambitious, more aware, and more successful in life.
People with a good education tend to be more confident and ambitious than those who are not literate. Joining in on conversations and expressing ones ideas is easier if you"re literate and educated, and people feel good about themselves when they can do so. People are more ambitious in life, whether it be with their jobs or continuing education, when they have an education and knowledge of what is going on around them. In an insert from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography he talks about how he would read books on writing, and edit his own writings, and he said, "I had been lucky enough to improve the method or the language and this encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Ben taught himself how to read and write, while his father discouraged him to do so. He gave himself an education, made himself literate, and that is what gave him the ambition to become a great English writer; and he did. Without the ambition, Benjamin Franklin likely would not have continued on with his writing and become so great, and without being literate and educated, he likely would not have had the ambition.
Computer literacy has increasingly become more important as society progresses. ... Making a base is important and from there they can develop more skills in grade one and on. ... It is important for one to have a well rounded knowledge and feel comfortable on the computer. ... It is important for one to know how to use the internet and its search engines. ... Computer literacy is increasingly more important. ...
Emergent Literacy Theory is important because it takes two important factors into accounts. ... Family Literacy Theory is probably the most important theory out of all because it starts with the first teachers of kids, which are their parents. ... However, it is equally important that parent teach their kids early in childhood how to read, write, speak, and most important listen. It is important to note that Family Literacy and Emergent Literacy Theories go hand in hand with one another from a social perspective and play a pivotal role in early childhood and adolescence success or failure. &q...
Simply stated, literacy is very important. ... Therefore, literary skill level is an important factor in predicting an individual's economic success. ... When viewed from a social standpoint, literacy remains just as important as when viewed from the economic standpoint. ... As our society moves forward into the future, a higher level of literacy will become more important to one's level of success. ... Literacy is important. ...
Simply stated, literacy is very important. ... Therefore, literary skill level is an important factor in predicting and individual's economic success. ... Presently, our world revolves around literacy. ... As our society moves forward into the future, a higher level of literacy will become more important to one's level of success. ... Literacy is important. ...
Of course, who doesn't want to have universal literacy at a high level? ... (Hirsch 2) Shaw 2 of 4 Literacy is important in the world due to it's need to fill out forms or get a good job, however, they are so conspicuous that it isn't oughted to be discussed. ... The function of national literacy is to nurture effectual nationwide communications. ... Cultural literacy is the oxygen of social intercourse. ... Cultural Literacy. ...
When it comes to children and the growth and development of their literacy skills. ... Literacy and literacy development is an essential part of the curriculum in primary schools, and it is crucial that all children grasp the basic concepts of literacy. ... An important aspect of his views was the "Zone of Proximal Development" (Hill, 2006, p. 5). ... Teachers play an important role as educator and advocate during a child's time at school. ... It is important that activities in the curriculum are based around real world situations and that the students are made to socially int...
They lack a vision of themselves as empowered to follow and, eventually, to lead our most important cultural conversations. ... Their vision of literacy makes the information they learn valuable, makes the content rewarding. ... It does not anatomize the literacy crisis or devote many pages to Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. ... The standard of literacy required by modern society has been rising throughout the developed world, but American literacy rates have not risen to meet this standard. ... The remaining third of our citizens need to be brought as close to true literacy as possible. ...
Yet both my parents believed that a higher education was not that important in life. ... When one has accomplished literacy many goals are fulfilled. ... It is important for us to set examples to society in order to appreciate the importance of literacy. Literacy has inspired my family. ... Society is inspired by literacy, but only to a certain point. ...
