Literacy


 * Issues within Literacy

"Literacy is developmental; however, there is no one universal pathway for all children" (Hill 2006, p. 1) This quote sums up literacy in one observation. Literacy is developmental, therefore means, it must encompass numerous pathways for children. So it is inevitable that there will be many issues arising from its core.

There are many issues surrounding the effective teaching of Literacy. Whether various strategies are effective, if they can be applied to all learners, different levels of skill etc... All these issues need to be addressed and solved if classroom learning is to successful and applicable to all students.

One area of learning can be the strategy of group work as opposed to individual work. As children grow older and develop their skills further, group work tends to be less concentrated on, yet it is still important in building certain skills needed to work effectively, under some circumstances. To apply various strategies of learning for children, teachers need to use 'differential teaching'. (Hill 2006, p. 13) This is where the teacher has to teach literacy to children, who, are all at different levels in their literacy knowledge. 'No one program or approach works for all children and skilful teachers weave together activities and teaching strategies to fit the context and experiences of children.' (Hill 2006, p. 17)

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