This study, by the National Center for Education Statistics has published the results of a study on adult literacy. Here’s the link to the actual study
This link is to a press release by the American Library Association on the study. College graduates are doing less pleasure-reading, according to the study results. Literacy is defined as [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Adult Literacy Study
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Writing
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Have a great vacation, everyone! I’ll be writing on my memory blog during the vacation. For a look, click here.
Dogs!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This is my dog, Max. He likes to bury himself between the pillows in the big chair in my condo.
Max as a puppy!
Listening through case studies
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I just love that we were frozen in today. Finally I get a little time to read something beyond what is required.
I read: The Role of Social and Cultural Resources in Literacy and Schooling: Three contrasting case studies by Colleen Fairbanks and Mari Ariail.
They mentioned that students are sometimes left out of the conversation in [...]
Communities of Practice
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2005 | 2 Comments »
This is the website of Etienne Wenger. There are some great downloadable documents. Its so socio-constructivist. It’s all about what he calls social learning theory. He writes about the “learning story for the planet” in the document: Learning for a Small Planet (posted online on his web site, May, 2005). He writes about “horizontalization”, which [...]
Cultural Resources-Fairbanks & Ariail Manuscript
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Colleen’s manuscript gives good insight into a longitudinal case-study of adolescent girls. It follows the lives of three girls as they navigate and negotiate middle school. It builds on Bourdieu’s theories of social and cultural capital and how it is acquired and used in institutions such as school, for example.The girl I could relate to, [...]
Seattle most literate US city: study
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Supposedly, Seattle is the most literate city in America. I wonder if their definition of literacy is a good one? What about unsanctioned literacy practices? Those don’t count? P.S. Just say no to Starbucks!
