Literacy and Holistic Development William G. Huitt Valdosta State University Zhang Ruiming Guangzhou University

Brilliant Star Framework

Core elements –Spirituality –Moral Character –Personal Style

Brilliant Star Framework Intrapersonal domains –Physical/psychomotor –Awareness/perceiving –Cognition/thinking –Affect/emotion –Conation/volition

Brilliant Star Framework Interpersonal domains –Family –Friends –Career –Finances –Sociocultural

Traditional Classroom Instruction Focuses mainly on cognitive domain –Reading/language arts –Mathematics –Social studies –Science

Traditional Classroom Instruction Academic and intellectual competencies account for only about 1/3 of variance when attempting to explain adult success

Brilliant Star Integrative Reading Project Use reading/language arts activities Develop social capital

Lesson Summary Development Book selection – integrative/reading/index.html Lesson summaries developed Connected to other academic areas Uniqueness is simultaneously addressing academic and holistic objectives

Classroom Usage Materials easy to use Increased use of children’s literature

Developing Social Capital Audio or video recording while reading book Used in classroom during reading time Middle school service learning activity

Future Activities Develop school-wide project leadership team Select additional books and write more lesson summaries Record students reading their own books More systematic implementation

Summary and Conclusions Restrictions on classroom activities Linking reading/language arts to other content areas well established Extending to more holistic objectives