scholarly journals Collaborative Teaching, Reading and Literacy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Dagge
Keyword(s):  
International Student ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Written Information ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Easy Answer

In Portugal, students read very little and a significant part of them has great difficulties in dealing with written information. The national and international student assessments regularly situate Portugal at the lowest levels of students’ performances. This means that in Portugal everything is still to be done in what concerns reading and literacy. The problem doesn’t have an easy answer but two of the main reasons are in the poor investment in school libraries and the absence of collaborative teaching. In fighting illiteracy and promoting reading habits, school libraries should take the lead and try to evolve three distinct groups: teachers, students and families. Organising regular reading sessions with students and parents, making books andreading a constant presence in the classroom and at home, using e-technologies to promote reading and writing or publishing a school newspaper are only some examples of what school libraries, teachers, students and families can do together inorder to develop literacy and reading in Portugal.

Talking, Reading, and Writing on Smartphones

2020 ◽  
pp. 407-422
Author(s):  
Naomi S. Baron
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Internet Protocols ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Voice Calls ◽  
News Headlines ◽  
Communication Preference

Mobile phones have increasingly been transformed from speaking technologies to devices for reading and writing. Cost helped drive this shift since written short messages were historically less expensive than voice calls. A second factor was communication preference for texting over talking, especially among younger users. With ready Internet access on smartphones, reading habits began shifting as well. Social networking messages, along with other short texts such as weather reports or news headlines, made for obvious reading material, as did the plethora of longer written documents available online. The e-book revolution enabled readers to retrieve entire books on their phones. Mobile phones are also writing platforms. Developments in hardware and software dramatically simplified the input process. Instead of multi-taps, users now rely on virtual keyboards for easy access not only to alphanumeric characters and punctuation marks but also to sophisticated predictive texting and autocorrection. Interestingly, while technically we are writing when inputting text on smartphones, many users do not perceive such input as real “writing”—a term they reserve for writing by hand or with a computer. Additional writing issues include norms regarding so-called textisms, along with the role of culture in shaping attitudes regarding linguistic correctness. Many organizations are discontinuing voicemail systems in favor of written messaging. At the same time, voice over Internet protocols continue to grow, and small voice-activated social robots designed for home use are proliferating. The chapter closes by asking what the spoken–written balance on smartphones might look like in the future.

scholarly journals Fostering a Culture of Reading through School Libraries: Room to Read’s Experience in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunisha Ahuja ◽  
Ami Ehrlich ◽  
Julie Maurin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Education ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Room ◽  
The Core ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
Core Components

Since 2003, Room to Read, an international education NGO, has been working in India to help foster a culture of reading in schools through the establishment of over 1500 school libraries. This paper outlines the evolution Room to Read’s Reading Room program in India as an example of how school library programs can address the reading challenges of children in developing countries. The focus of the paper is on Room to Read India’s Primary Reading Enhancement Program (PREP), which will be piloted in the Reading Room program in 2008. The goal of PREP is to have a significant impact on the way reading is taught in primary schools in India. Details are provided on the approach, materials, activities, parent and community participation, government participation, and student assessments that make up the core components of the PREP design.

scholarly journals Engineering the future: teaching reading and writing at the Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Monica Waigandt ◽  
Alicia Maria Noceti ◽  
Luz Marina Zapata
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Entre Rios

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2016v69n3p173Desde a década de 1990, na Argentina, tem havido uma preocupação considerável sobre se as instituições de ensino superior devem assumir a responsabilidade de ensinar habilidades acadêmicas a sua população estudantil ou se ambos os graduandos e graduados devem lidar com o processo de enculturação sem assistência. Embora acadêmicos pareçam ter chegado a um acordo e uma série de ações destinadas a facilitar o acesso dos estudantes universitários em suas comunidades de discurso alvo tenham sido apresentadas, ainda há um debate acalorado sobre a forma como a questão deve ser abordada. Neste artigo vamos descrever as iniciativas levadas a cabo em duas faculdades de engenharia (a Facultad de Ciencias de la Alimentación e a Faculdad de Ingeniería pertencente à Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos) que abriram o caminho para a integração entre ensino e aprendizagem de habilidades de literacia acadêmica no currículo.

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