How to Teach Literacy: Approaches, Resources, and Impact of Technology

Running head: HOW TO TEACH LITERACY
How to Teach Literacy
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1HOW TO TEACH LITERACY
Introduction:
The ability to read, write and also communicate with varying context is generally termed
as the literacy. It embraces the endless ongoing opportunities by the teachers for the students for
learning, writing and speaking. Literacy teaching comprises of number of teaching approaches
furthermore focusing on the sub skills like comprehension, vocabulary and phonological
awareness (Kirkwood and Price 2014). The assignment highlights the concepts of literacy and
teaching approaches together with the introduction and the impact of the technology on success,
motivation and learner’s engagement.
Literacy and teaching approaches:
Literacy is one of the essential learning requirements of the young and the adults and
contributes to the heart of primary and basic education. This particular concept is developed in
and out of the school with the help of formal and non formal education and the system of
information learning. This life long procedure is extremely important for the development of
social and human factors together with the basic norms for citizenship. The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the right of each and every individual to basic level of
education and literacy which is strongly rooted and inscribed in the right towards literacy
(Temple et al. 2018). Teaching approaches of literacy is a set of beliefs, principles and ideas
related to the behavior of learning that is generally translated in the classroom (Barak, Watted
and Haick 2016). Some of the basic teaching approaches of literacy includes teacher centered,
banking, individualistic, direct, indirect, learner centered, interactive, integrated, collaborative
and subject matter center approach.

2HOW TO TEACH LITERACY
Literacy resources, including technologies:
A wide variety of literacy resources are used while teaching the concept of literacy either
in classroom teaching or online teaching. Evaluation of technology and online resources are one
of the essential factors for the instructions of literacy. In the current century, classrooms with
digital tools should also exist along the traditional tools. Resources of literacy play a very
important role in the implementation of effective approaches and strategies of teaching to the
students to guide them to correct future directions (French 2016). Technological advancements,
online tools as compared to the traditional counterparts tend to provide a broad array of
information regarding words and the word meanings. The technological tools initiate the
allowance to customize easily so that students review, play and practices unit specific words. The
upgraded technological tool helps the learners to view images and pictures by the help of
interactive display and gaming system. Furthermore playing with manipulated languages and
collaboration with classmates for the creation of virtual word walls are some of the upgraded
digital tools of literacy resources that are essential for the learners.
The impact of using technology
Technology can be used in acquisition of languages and enhance proper access of
efficacy through digital multimedia. Various multimedia presentations like images, sound, texts
helps the learners to access authentic materials like context rich linguistic and relevant materials
to cultural learners.