"Transliteracy"?? Communication comes in many forms. Oral, written, video, and even musically. Transliteracy is a term born out of the necessity to put into words how communication has changed over time. I found this article's approach to the fact that the internet and computers has become such a large part of our everyday lives that it needs to be thought of as one of the most important ways of communication really interesting. A lot of what we read as students is given to us virtually.
Personally, I don't really like reading things of a computer screen so when I'm presented with a task that has to read a mass amount from the screen I dislike the experience and most of the time get a headache. I can relate to the slogans presented in this article to remind kids to slow down and make the reading worth my while. I always had a hard time in my younger school age years and still today comprehending what I was reading. When I would take the level's test every other year in elementary school I always did exceedingly well in vocabulary and word identification when reading. But when asked to recall what happened in the passage I just finished reading, I could only list maybe one or two things. My comprehension levels were down but my ability to read words was very high. I still struggle with going back and having to re-read passages or sentences that I just read because my mind tends to wonder as I'm reading the words off of the page. I have to remind myself to slow down and pay attention.
I liked the discrepancy the article presented with what students are expected to understand and how much they actually do due to the virtual stimulation of the outside world. A lot of people don't enjoy reading because they are influenced by movies and other ways of retaining information. It's our time as teachers to instill in our students that reading and comprehension is just as valuable, if not more valuable, that finding things on the internet.
I agree with not liking having to read off of websites when there's a lot of text. Personally I print almost all sources just so I can write on them and really dive into them so I can get a better understanding. I think your points on making sure that we work on comprehension, no matter what the source is so important especially as something to consider being future teachers. Great article review.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is so important to teach kids to slow down when they are reading so they actually get the meaning of the text instead of just racing through it. It is thought because like the article said we live in such a fast-paced world of skimming Internet sites quickly to get information to actually slow down a minute and just take in all the information. I also agree with both you and Emma about how it is a pain (literally) to read off computer screens. This is something that since I suffered from as a student I will keep in mind when making my lesson plans as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteOverall great job on your review!
I also do not enjoy reading things on computer screens. If I have the option, I almost always select reading things in printed versions. I wonder if this is common, and if our future students will have similar preferences. Maybe as people who have grown up in such a technology advanced time, they will actually prefer the opposite. I also have had many similar experiences reading things too quickly to get it over with. I think we need to teach our students the importance of reading in depth and to pay attention to detail. Literacy is a crucial part of our world and we need to teach our students to become transliterate and to value literacy.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you said about not liking to read things on computer screens. I've found that it takes me a lot longer and I get distracted so much easier when I'm reading a PDF or an online article. I suppose that as teachers, if we have students read materials online in class, we'd have to monitor very closely to make sure they don't get distracted by things like online games, email or facebook. I know these things definitely distract me!
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