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I used Kola’s cycle when producing my SOW and lesson plan for this unit as this allows for differentiation and allows for all students to get engaged at the stage which they prefer and go through the learning cycle comfortably like learners A and B. Both learners A & B enjoy the practical aspect and…

Promoting well-being for all at all ages is the third of 17 sustainable development goal agenda which aims to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. Nigerians and people in other parts of developing world face several health challenges and the negative impacts of communicable and non infectious diseases, the…

Literacy: the ability to read and write. To young people this has little relevance in their life, just something that is forced upon them. Growing up in school, teachers in my life have wanted students to swallow and regurgitate information. As kids, most of us don’t understand the power of words that are necessary in…

Literacy has the potential to bring people together through collaboration, but can also tear them apart by lack of understanding, and different means of communication. This topic is explored both in Mary Louise Pratt’s “Arts of the Contact Zone” and in the movie “The Emerald Forest” directed by John Boorman. There’s the written word, which…

Whenever most people hear the term literacy, they immediately think of the ability to read and write. Current dictionary definitions of the term are focused on an individual’s ability to comprehend and communicate through written form. However, a closer examination of literacy reveals that the traditional definition may not be satisfactory. For example, a person…

Literacy is not a single entity that can be taught to every individual in one manner, it is a different attribute for everyone, and in order to master how we teach literacy, we have to find out how to adapt to these differences. To go along with this, there are different forms of literacy like…

Two of the largest groups were the Italians and the Jews. Upon coming to America, both groups lived very similar and also very different lives at the same time. This paper will explore the common ground between the two groups, as well as the differences in their experiences. Jews and Italians both fled their countries…

I learned to read at a young age. It’s not something I think about often, because it’s so far beyond any concrete memories. Mom read to me every night, starting the day I came home from the hospital. My earliest memories are sitting on my mom’s lap, and following the words she was speaking with…

On every list of potential risk factors one can find “You are African American.” African Americans are more susceptible to developing diabetes and being obese due to many factors. There are several studies on this and more research being done every day. In “Utilizing the common sense model to explore African Americans’ perception of type…

In scanning and skimming journal articles to use in regards to technology in literacy, I came across a journal that discussed assistive technology in conjunction with literacy. This sparked my interest due to my background in being a special education teacher. Literacy is significant for all students, but for students with disabilities the gap widens,…