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Post by Angelina Polius on Jun 7, 2010 13:54:41 GMT -5
Students,
Now that we have explored the need for content area instruction and how the term has evolved over the years, how do you conceptualize the term "content area literacy" based on the article that you have read?
Remember to comment on the definitions presented by your colleagues.
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Post by joejoe on Jun 7, 2010 15:10:04 GMT -5
content area literacy is a social practice which one engages in while using prior knowledge, print, non print, technologies and all the language arts to explore construct and communicate both in and out of school.
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Post by indi on Jun 7, 2010 16:24:12 GMT -5
I support this response, since active involvement with the information presented broadens the students ability to retain content. In addition, there are multiple modes that teachers can encourage students to use in order to acquire knowledge and skills in and out of school.
The term content area literacy refers to students interacting with what is taught in school and what they already know and applying it in creative ways to construct meaning from the various subject areas through the language arts strands.
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Post by sben on Jun 7, 2010 18:33:03 GMT -5
I think that this student make meaning with her definition of content area literacy because students will use their background knowledge on what they were taught so that they can apply the new ideas what they are going learn in the future in all subject at their level.
Content area literacy is instructing students what they need to do, know and understand how to integrate they skills for longlife problem solving through reading and writing skills.
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Post by mand on Jun 7, 2010 18:38:56 GMT -5
I do agree but i also think that it not only can be used for language arts subjects but across all content areas.
Content area literacy involves using reading and writing strategies or skills across the different content areas especially language arts to construct their own knowledge.
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Post by cyan on Jun 7, 2010 19:32:41 GMT -5
I would like to agree with the previous definitions put forth by my colleagues, however i believe that some of these defintions are inadequate in that they failed to address all six language arts and the importance of technology. We must remember that reading and writing are not the only language arts and that in this fast paste, technological age, technology plays in important role in content area literacy.
Content area literacy is defined as an interactive and developmental process in which one makes use of prior knowledge, multimodal texts, , the six language arts and technology in order to learn, construct and communicate information in both in and out of school situations.
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Post by Angelina Polius on Jun 7, 2010 20:17:44 GMT -5
Thank you all for joining us on the board . and I am glad that you were able to get the discussion going. I must admit that your definitions do encompass some of the key elements of the term. Some are a bit deficient as Cyan indicated. There is definitely a need to include new technologies as part of content area instruction especially since we realize that text is multimodal. Let us see what the others have to say
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Post by sara on Jun 7, 2010 20:46:34 GMT -5
Some of definitions of content area literacy do compass the six language arts although they were not specifically named whilst some only make mention of reading and writing. With today's society and students, reading and writing would be inadequate to clearly define what content area literacy is.
Content Area Literacy is the social and active involvement of students with what they learnt both in and out of school through the six different language arts areas and applying them in a variety of modes to create and construct meaning from all the subject content areas.
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Post by marv on Jun 7, 2010 21:46:53 GMT -5
Content area is where someone construct meaning from content in different ways using a variety of sources by connecting the six languages and incoporating technology
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Post by phia on Jun 7, 2010 21:53:25 GMT -5
Content area literacy is a set of interrelated skills that include reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and questioning. Students with these skills will have the abililty to cretically assess and use information.
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Post by phia on Jun 7, 2010 22:01:58 GMT -5
Well correct me if i am wrong, but i think that our senses have to come in somewhere because without them how much can we learn. I don't know but to me, i think it should be included in the definition .Don't you think so too?
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Post by vall on Jun 7, 2010 22:58:44 GMT -5
i would agree with all what was said, but i believe that content area literacy is an active learning process which is GUIDED by teachers, where the students get involved in meaningful learning in and out of school, which is influenced by modern technology, print, nonprint text, background knowledge and the six language arts.
Delphia as you said for learning to take place we need our senses but i dont think it is necessary to put it in the definition.
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Post by del on Jun 8, 2010 5:08:23 GMT -5
Hey, to all my blogger friends, this is something that I have been waiting for in a long time. Thank you very much Ms Polius for creating this opportunity. It gives everyone a chance to interact with each other and also collaborate. Furthermore, I believe that we will learn from each other a lot because I am sure that there are lots of ideas that some persons may have and they may not want to share them in class or they may not have the chance to.
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Post by del on Jun 8, 2010 5:47:06 GMT -5
Wow, I must admit that I am impressed with the definitions my fellow bloggers have proposed. Indeed the forum is achieving one of it's goals, which is interaction among us.
Content area literacy is a gradual process where one tries to first understand the world around them and then communicate that information with others through the use of technologies, their own experiences, books and most of all the six language arts both in and out of school.
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Post by millie on Jun 8, 2010 16:10:29 GMT -5
You guys are so right.
I also want to add that content area literacy also include being able to relate text to past experiences as well as using tecnologies, and incorporating the six Language Arts, to help students make meaning and gain information as well as explore, and being able to relate this information anytime and anywhere.
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