The Urgent Need to Address Workforce Readiness in Adolescent Literacy Intervention

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Ehren ◽  
Kimberly Murza
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Adolescent Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Workforce Readiness ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Global Marketplace

The literacy skills adolescents now need to be successful in school and the workplace are much different from those of 20 years ago. Today, adolescents must engage in high literacy to achieve in the competitive, 21st century, global marketplace. In this article, the authors discuss workforce readiness as a framework for delivering literacy intervention that has the potential to make a significant impact on the success of adolescents who struggle. They address specific contributions of speech-language pathologists in this arena.

Multilinguistic Components of Spelling: An Overview

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Barber
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Model ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language System ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
Intervention Plan ◽  
Semantic Awareness

Spelling is a window into a student's individual language system and, therefore, canprovide clues into the student's understanding, use, and integration of underlyinglinguistic skills. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should be involved in improvingstudents' literacy skills, including spelling, though frequently available measures ofspelling do not provide adequate information regarding critical underlying linguistic skillsthat contribute to spelling. This paper outlines a multilinguistic, integrated model of wordstudy (Masterson & Apel, 2007) that highlights the important influences of phonemicawareness, orthographic pattern awareness, semantic awareness, morphologicalawareness and mental graphemic representations on spelling. An SLP can analyze anindividual's misspellings to identify impairments in specific linguistic components andthen develop an individualized, appropriate intervention plan tailored to a child's uniquelinguistic profile, thus maximizing intervention success.

Assessing Language and Literacy Skills of School-Aged Children

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Jennifer Walz Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Miscue Analysis ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
School Based ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Tools And Methods

Abstract School-based speech-language pathologists assess students to establish eligibility, collect baselines for treatment goals, determine progress during intervention and verify generalization of skills. Selecting appropriate assessment tools and methods can be challenging due to time constraints, agency regulations, and availability of tests. This article will describe legal considerations, types of assessments, and the factors involved with the selection and use of various assessment procedures and tools. In addition, speech-language pathologists will learn to calculate words correct per minute (WCPM) and perform miscue analysis, which can provide additional language and literacy information about a child's educational needs.

Coding Is Lit: Integrating Coding and Literacy in Early Childhood Inclusive Settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 004005992110101
Author(s):  
Nicole S. Fenty ◽  
Abby Pierce ◽  
Julia Schildwachter
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Young Children ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Inclusive Settings ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Common Grade ◽  
To Receive

There has been an increased emphasis in recent years on supporting young children with building 21st century literacy skills such as critical thinking and collaboration. Unfortunately, young children with or at risk for disabilities are unlikely to receive access to experiences that build 21st century literacies. Pre-coding activities, which include hands-on coding games and stories appropriate for young children, are one way to provide access to this population of students. The purpose of this article is to provide details about how educators in early childhood inclusive settings may integrate pre-coding activities with everyday routines and procedures as well as with common grade level appropriate read alouds. Fundamentals of pre-coding are provided along with guidelines for planning and instruction.

Motivating Adolescents to Participate in Literacy Intervention: A Case Example From Telepractice

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ginger G. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Behavior Change Techniques ◽  
Language Interventions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Motivation To Participate

Purpose: Motivation declines as children reach adolescence. Poor motivation inhibits participation and engagement in language-based interventions. The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how intervention can be designed to increase client motivation to participate while improving language-based literacy skills. Method: Motivation and behavior change techniques based on self-determination theory are presented, as are examples of how to integrate these techniques into contextualized language intervention with adolescent clients. Conclusion: Incorporating motivation and behavior change techniques into contextualized language interventions with adolescents promotes self-determination and motivation through satisfaction of their need for autonomy, relatedness, and competence while simultaneously addressing language-based literacy deficits.

Global Literacy Skills and Collaborative Strategies for Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers and Educators

2016 ◽  
pp. 1783-1794
Author(s):  
Philliph Masila Mutisya ◽  
Jerono P. Rotich
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Professional Development For Teachers ◽  
Framework Model ◽  
Collaborative Strategies ◽  
The World

Development trends in educational institutions in the 21st century reflect increased initiatives on internationalization and globalization. As the world becomes more interdependent and interconnected, globalization is also becoming a reality. This chapter addresses the theoretical and practical strategies that empower educators to meet the growth in institutional and professional development. The focus is to raise awareness of the need to re-conceptualize American educational institutions and professional development for K-20 educators so as to meet the demands of the 21st century international and global society. The proposed framework provides an effective approach and strategies for preparing teachers, faculty, and institutional leaders on developing a conceptual framework model that promotes international and global literacy and collaboration on professional development for K-20 teachers and educators.

Media Literacy in EFL Teacher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-89
Author(s):  
Walaa M. El-Henawy
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Efl Teacher Education

As one of the 21st century skills, media literacy refers to the ability of individuals to critically evaluate and creatively produce representations in a variety of media. A rapid changing world of media, information and communication, which is reshaping the future of work trends, changes literacy demands and requires more complex literacy skills. Thus, it is necessary for students to build the 21st century literacy skills through technology-integrated instructions and classroom practices. In particular, this chapter aims to raise awareness of the relevance of media literacy in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and EFL teacher education. This chapter provides an evolution of media literacy with its origin, explores the competencies of media literacy, analyzes various frameworks for media literacy education, and elaborates on different teaching approaches. Based on this review, a conceptual framework for media literacy competencies in teacher education is proposed. Additionally, this chapter offers recommendations for best practices of media literacy in EFL classrooms as well as in EFL teachers' preparation and professional development programs.

Discussions of Literacy Intervention Experiences

2018 ◽  
pp. 104-122
Keyword(s):  
Struggling Readers ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Reading Behaviors ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Comprehensive Literacy

This chapter presents a discussion of varying experiences of intervention sessions with struggling readers. It includes vignettes of children at the elementary level who are at risk for reading failure due to struggles in one or more conceptual areas of learning how to read. The vignettes highlight some opportunities that exist within an intervention session to develop effective strategies for strengthening literacy skills. This chapter focuses on pedagogical methodologies in literacy instruction and intervention, working directly with struggling readers. The vignettes of reading behaviors of struggling readers illustrate how literacy instruction and intervention uses tools for developmentally appropriate literacy intervention strategies built upon the literature related to a balanced and comprehensive literacy framework presented in the previous chapters. Furthermore, this chapter includes effectively designed strategies to help children strengthen literacy skills and discussions about literacy intervention experiences based on these individual case studies of struggling readers.

Cognitive Approach to Improve Media Literacy

2018 ◽  
pp. 266-289
Author(s):  
Zekeriya Karadag ◽  
Yasemin Devecioglu-Kaymakci
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
The Media

This chapter starts with an exploration of the media literacy literature and its place in the developing 21st century. The literature suggests that media literacy should be considered as one of the capstones for the skills needed for the 21st century citizens. In terms of developing media literacy skills, scholars look at the concept from either cognitive or social perspective, and the review reveals that both of them are closely related to each other. Moreover, the study asserts that cognitive and metacognitive skills play a significant role in developing the media literacy and the skills for 21st century. Then, the chapter presents a city-wide activity done in Bayburt, Turkey. It is our assumption that the case presented here may be an inspiring example for whom may want to explore different approaches.

An Overview of Multilingual Learners' Literacy Needs for the 21st Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
MaryAnn Christison ◽  
Denise E. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Multimodal Literacy ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

The most common definition of literacy is the ability to read and write. However, for teachers working with multilingual learners, the development of literacy skills is much more complex than this simple definition would suggest. Notions of literacy in the 21st century have evolved in response to a number of societal changes, such as globalization, large-scale human migration, and advances in digital technologies. This chapter considers how these societal changes have influenced conceptions and practices of literacy. It provides a brief overview of some important theoretical considerations that inform understandings of literacy development for multilingual learners, including critical literacy, multiliteracies, multimodal literacy, and translanguaging, and explores current conceptions of literacy to help second and foreign language (SFL) teachers better understand how to meet the literacy needs of multilingual learners in the 21st century, offering practical suggestions for teaching from a multiliteracies perspective.

Using Gamification to Improve Literacy Skills

2022 ◽  
pp. 289-301
Author(s):  
Jamie Mahoney ◽  
Kristina M. Buttrey
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Pencil And Paper ◽  
Delivery Style ◽  
Tools And Methods

Students in the 21st century are learning by doing and playing. Teachers need to incorporate technology into everyday tasks. Games assist students in the learning process. Once students have learned a task through the playing process, they will remember this much easier and longer than simply doing a worksheet. Research shows students enjoy interactive and engaging activities and will choose these types of activities over pencil and paper types of activities. Teachers must prepare students for the future which involves more critical thinking and technological types of skills. Traditional teaching methods and styles have underused technology tools and pedagogical methods. The 2020 Covid pandemic and remote learning delivery style assisted teachers in developing new tools and methods to reach and teach all students with various and diverse needs.

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