Beginning the Semester with Literacy Introductions

Describes having students in college developmental reading classes recall early memories of reading, writing, listening, or speaking (emphasizing enjoyable recollections), and then share them with the rest of the class. Notes that this experience enabled class members to build connectedness, think a...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent & adult literacy 1997-05, Vol.40 (8), p.646-647
Main Author: Myers, Eleanor L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Class Activities
College students
Community Relations
Cooperative Learning
Curricula
Developmental reading
Emergent Literacy
English (Second Language)
Family (Sociological Unit)
Grade 1
Higher Education
Interpersonal Communication
Listening Skills
Literacy
Literature Appreciation
Memory
Metacognition
Open to Suggestion
Poetry
Reading Skills
Recall (Psychology)
Remedial Reading
Student Experience
Study Skills
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Describes having students in college developmental reading classes recall early memories of reading, writing, listening, or speaking (emphasizing enjoyable recollections), and then share them with the rest of the class. Notes that this experience enabled class members to build connectedness, think about literacy's many forms, and build a community of learners. (SR)
ISSN:1081-3004
1936-2706