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Aliteracy: Is it really a problem?

Aliteracy: Is it really a problem?. Overview. Aliteracy defined Why it occurs Problems with aliteracy Research Purpose Research Significance Actions to take against aliteracy Conclusion. Aliteracy. Click Me!. Why does Aliteracy Occur?. Click to find out more reasons!.

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Aliteracy: Is it really a problem?

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  1. Aliteracy: Is it really a problem?

  2. Overview • Aliteracy defined • Why it occurs • Problems with aliteracy • Research Purpose • Research Significance • Actions to take against aliteracy • Conclusion

  3. Aliteracy Click Me!

  4. Why does Aliteracy Occur? Click to find out more reasons! • Reading not encouraged in the classroom. • Reading only from a content textbook. • Teacher’s own reading habits (Hill, & Beers, 1993).

  5. So What’s The Problem? • Due to current teaching habits- emphasis on covering content- aliteracy can lead to students becoming disengaged in the classroom, and increases the chance of them falling behind.

  6. Aliteracy Moves Beyond The Classroom:Average Issue Readership* *(Corder, 1999)

  7. Do you see a problem now? • “Recent estimates by the Carnegie Corporation of New York reveal that close to 50 percent of the incoming ninth-graders in this country’s comprehensive public high schools cannot comprehend the texts that their teachers assign,” (Alvermann, 2004).

  8. Research Purpose • The goal of this research is to demonstrate that aliteracy can lead to long-term consequences. Career? College?

  9. Significance of Study • Current and future educators need to realize there is more to teaching than just regurgitating facts. • Curbing the aliterate tendencies will ensure greater educational success of a student.

  10. How Can This Be Fixed? • Teacher’s philosophy on reading • Teacher’s reading habits • Classroom library • Silent reading Click me to see more library examples!

  11. Conclusion • Encourage students with joyful reading about your content! • Use various methods to teach course content.

  12. References • Aliteracy. (2011). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aliterate • Alvermann, D. E. (2004). Adolescent Aliteracy: Are Schools Causing It. Annenberg Institute for School Reform: Voices in Urban Education, Winter/Spring 2004. Retrieved from http://annenbergchallenge.org/VUE/wp-content/pdf/VUE3.pdf#page=28 • Corder, C. K. (1999). “Aliteracy”: A Threat To Print Media. Worldwide Readership Research Symposium 1999, session 8.1. Retrieved from http://www.printanddigitalresearchforum.com/papers/582.pdf

  13. References • Hill, M. H., & Beers, G. K. (1993). Teachers as Readers: Survey of Teacher Personal Reading Habits and Literacy Activities in the Classroom. Reading Teacher Survey. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED364836.pdf • Newingham, B. (n.d.). Our classroom library. Retrieved from http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/index.htm • Reluctant readers: part 1 [Web log message]. (2010, November 16). Retrieved from http://thereadingchild.com/archives/247

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