1. Designs for Literacy Presenter: Eddie Mathews 6341 – Student-Centered Learning Chapter 6 Presentation (pp 132-143) Spring 2011

2. Literacy-Related Question “What does it mean to be literate in a technological age?” Opening statement of “An Introductory Note to Readers,” Teaching with Technology, page xi

3. Chapter 6 Outline (Part 1) Defining Literacy Literacy at the Denotative Level Literacy at the Connotative Level An Expanded Definition of Literacy

4. Chapter 6 Outline (Part 1) Defining Literacy Literacy at the Denotative Level Literacy at the Connotative Level An Expanded Definition of Literacy Designing Opportunities for Literacy Literacy as Symbolic Competence Literacy as Cognitive Strategies

5. Defining Literacy The FACTS of Design Foundations

6. Defining Literacy Traditionally speaking…

7. Defining Literacy Traditionally speaking… Literacy at the denotative level is the ability to use letters

8. Defining Literacy Traditionally speaking… Literacy at the denotative level is the ability to use letters Literacy at the connotative level is the ability to… read and write … to learn

9. Defining Literacy What is Literacy? In 1957, Gray and Reese proposed the following definition: “A person is functionally literate when he has acquired the knowledge and skills in reading and writing which enable him to engage effectively in all activities in which literacy is normally assumed in his cultural group.”

10. Defining Literacy What is Literacy? Traditionally speaking… To be literate is to be a “man of letters” Education has reflected this for many years…and still dominant in our teaching and learning practices today

11. Defining Literacy At the Denotative Level Think of this as “literal” Literacy is the ability to use letters – to have and be able to use the skills necessary to read and write print The focus is on mastering word- attack skills, vocabulary development, and comprehension Traditional means: workbooks, reading series, skill packets, etc.

12. Defining Literacy At the Connotative Level Think of this as “inferential” Literacy is knowing how to use letters and how to share in the fruits of a literal culture Remember: “literate people read and write to learn”…in order to explore ideas, gather info, profit from debate Increasing important in late elementary school thru high school

13. Defining Literacy The Expansion of Literacy Yes, literacy is squarely entrenched in the technology of print That’s OK! But it’s also more than that in our current culture Modern electronic technologies (e.g. phone, television, computer) are now part of the promotion of literacy

14. Defining Literacy Expanded Definition of Literacy Today, a literate person must be more than a “man of letters” Eisner’s 1994 definition of literacy is applicable to our day: Literacy is… “the power to encode ad decode meaning through any of the forms that humans use to represent what they have come to know”

15. Designing Opportunities Until very recently, designing opportunities for literacy learning has been entrenched in the technology of print…but this is changing…

16. Designing Opportunities Today’s students must navigate a “supersymbolic” world created by the electronic technologies This world uses a variety of symbol systems invented by humans – numeric, alphabetic, visual/graphical, musical, verbal, and gestural To get meaning is to understand them

17. Designing Opportunities Symbolic Text

18. Designing Opportunities Symbolism of Tattoos

19. Credits Chapter 6 information and quotes were taken from Teaching with Technology by Priscilla Norton and Karin M. Wiburg (2003) Photos from Yahoo and Google images Presentation prepared with Microsoft Office PowerPoint