Information Literacy Outline

For example, in the court of law, we control information to temper judgment bias in a jury. This strict control of information prevents injustice against defendants in our legal system. He believes that, “if [all information was] permitted entry, there could be no theory of due process, trials would have no end, [and] the law itself would be reduced to meaninglessness”(74). When a postman observes the education system, he regards a course catalog and syllabus as forms of information control as well. They function as a tool, deeming what information is relevant for a standard student to achieve a coherent understanding of their studies.

There are eight points that are important on chapter 8. Such as, Literacy begins; play, language, and literate behavior: A natural partnership; fostering literate behaviors; Honoring the importance of literate behaviors; languages and literacy learning in the primary grades: The motivation power; Dynamic approaches to promoting literacy through play. The narratives are easy to write.

Today, the widespread proliferation of available information has caused our modern era to be dubbed the “Information Age”. Never before have so many people had access to so many sources of previously specialized knowledge and

Some ways that Literacy has played a role on my life is reading. The earliest memory of reading is sitting out on my tree house reading “Deep and Dark and Dangerous” By, Mary Downing Hahn. I remember she wrote it so creative and lifelike that I can remember a scene so theatrical that I can see it almost as if I was there, It was a scene that the main character was in her room and she described everything from the creek of her window to the cracks in her ceiling. It really intrigued me and made me a better writer and enjoy the little details about books.

At the moment now, I would say that my current literacy environment is sub par. This is because I am so busy all the time that it is hard to find time to sit down and read. I have school all day, then I go to basketball practice, and then I am too exhausted to read. I read Men’s Health every once in awhile. I try novels out and have read the entire Lord of the Rings series and The Hobbit in the past year.

As with other professional fields of study, scholarly journals play an important role within the world of information literacy. Peer-reviewed journals report on original research to make this information accessible to the information literacy community, including instructors, librarians, and students. Journal articles may discuss practical application of instruction techniques in classrooms, present research to further discussion, or offer thoughts from leaders in the field. For this journal analysis, I reviewed three publications relevant to the field of information literacy: Journal of Information Literacy, Communications in Information Literacy, and Journal of Education for Library and Information Science.

After viewing the Common Core in Literacy video which discussed the sixth shifts in ELA instruction, I was impressed with David Coleman’s (2012) summary of the shifts when he said, students should “read like a detective and write like an investigative reporter. ” This is why I feel that the ultimate goals are the fourth and fifth shifts; text-based answers and writing from source. Being able to read text with intricacy, subsequently allows that information to be transformed into the writing process; making students college and career ready. This is a tiered process in which the instructor must first hone in on different informational text suited to meet the diverse reading levels of each student.

The author consistently cites the example of students who have grown up using the internet as an information gathering tool; She talks about how students today must be able to read and write for both the print and digital worlds, and that the “skills of reading and using technology converge as students search for information or answer questions with the Internet” (Schmar-Dobler 81). This convergence of skills is important when considering Schmar-Dobler’s earlier assertion about the nature of literacy itself changing. The author goes on to examine the model for reading comprehension, the proper strategies of which poor readers usually lack the knowledge of, and therefore tend to be thought of as a marker for identifying “strategic readers”. Strategic readers of the Internet, however, must add the skill of “navigating” in order to locate pertinent information and then take meaning from the text (Schmar-Dobler 83). Schmar-Dobler then claims that “To be adept at seeking, evaluating, and using information found on the Internet, readers must navigate through Internet text and apply their knowledge of the reading process” (Schmar-Dobler 83).

The quote above from “Improving Adolescent Literacy: Content Area Strategies at Work” by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey, squares with my thinking because I believe giving reading assignments to students must be purposeful. In my grade years, I would always get irritated with my teachers for assigning reading without purpose. I believe teachers should give worksheets to the students when they assign reading. Assigning worksheets that go along with the text helps the students read more in depth. It also shows the students what they should be focusing on which helps the students understand the material.

Some people feel it might not live up to the today standards and that something should be done. By using the research from the textbook, journal articles, newspapers, and internet sources to make the argument. Also using my own knowledge to help out with the research. In this paper there will be two sides to the argument. One being that the document is still living and lives up to the standards

Elementary Methods Course Unit 2: Integrating Literacy Summary: Over the last decade or so, starting with No Child Left Behind, there has been an emphasis on mandatory state testing in reading and mathematics. The Department of Education uses student test scores to evaluate teachers and school districts. With the focus on reading and math, other content areas such as science and social studies classes have been reduced to only a few minutes each week or have completely vanished. In some districts, science and social studies can only be taught if it is integrated into reading and language arts classes.

“Determine the extent of information needed…” (Information Literacy) this is the first aspect of information literacy that can be used in everyday life. From reading instructions, to training for a specific job, and learning something new.

For me, literacy has always been a problem to this day I am still learning how to speak, and write using proper literacy. Literacy is not just reading and writing, anyone can do that but the ability to understand such things, to comprehend them that is, true literacy. My development for literacy has always been a struggle as I have spoken about before. I had a speak impediment when I was younger which used me to go into different classes which took me away from formal English classes.

Rachel, You are absolutely correct that the information literacy requires individuals to recognize when information is needed. I think information literacy is going to be well needed as a base of life log learning theirs always going to be something new to learn or someone’s changing a policy of the process of what needs to be changed. In a criminal justice career part of using literacy would be gathering the information the right way, which I could see sometimes individuals have a difficult time with processing information that is directed to the individual.

Information literacy helps students recognize misleading, out-of-date, or false information. It also helps them sort through the data and interpret it intelligently. Libraries full of books are still available and a valuable resource for students, but information literacy includes the Internet and beyond. Teachers are involve into it, they act as channel of information.