1. Key Issues in Literacy By Eva Morano GLIT 6728

2. We need to prepare them for a global society, they need to be critical learners!

5. “I never read a book the way I teach it” -Brown Our representations of the world vary from someone else’s because the world has viewed us differently, we have differing experiences of it. There is a variance and we tend to forget it when it comes to our students. We clump them all together!

7. We need to give them the tools to form their own opinions.

8. We need to teach them respect for all

10. What memories do you have of your education? What stands out about your literacy experiences? Which teacher made that impact? Which teacher made you critical and which one let you see the world for what it’s worth?

11. “Literacy, we might conclude, is a double edged sword which may yield mass deception as readily as mass enlightenment”-Luke “Teachers mediate, guide, interrupt, and encourage the work students are to do with the text” Freebody, Luke, Gillbert

12. Moving from hands on to direct instruction = a good teacher Include social justice issues and critical literacy and we can change the face of prejudice and racism. We can and need do more then just teach them to read and write.