Literacy Development: Programs, Resources, and Strategies for Students

This report delves into literacy development, differentiating between English and literacy, and outlining the reading and writing processes. It explores various learning experiences and resources, including online and in-person methods, alongside books and the internet. The report reviews literacy programs designed to assess communication skills, such as open count reading, and examines methods like vocabulary development to enhance children's literacy. It also discusses the use of technology and software to support literacy skills and details strategies like educational programs leveraging videos and applications to improve student literacy. The report references key sources like Barton & Woolley (2017) and Dressen-Hammouda (2021) to support its findings.

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Difference between English and literacy
English is a language of learning, spelling, grammar, etc. whereas literacy means ability
to read and write. In both the teaching and learning process is different.
Reading and writing processes
The reading process involves reader, text, and purpose in social and cultural context.
There are 5 stages in it that is phonemic awareness, word identify, fluency, vocab and
comprehension (Barton & Woolley 2017). While writing process stages are pre writing, research,
drafting, revise and editing.
Range of learning experiences and resources
There are various range of learning experience such as online, in person, distance,
individual, etc. These all enable in learning and gaining knowledge. Moreover, resources are
books, notes, internet and other which
Review and compare literacy programs and resources
The literacy programs design to assess communication skill are open count reading and
daily quest. Both programs focused in improving reading, writing skills, etc. of students. It is
reviewed that programs outcomes resulted in enhancing language skills that is English.
Methods that support children in literacy
It includes methods such as vocab development, comprehension strategies, etc. through
which children literacy skills can be enhanced (Dressen-Hammouda 2021). Besides that, tools
that support children are technology, software, etc.by which children literacy skills is improved.
Range of strategies using ICT
The strategies are as follows
Education program- this strategy can be developed in which use of videos, software,
applications, etc. is used to provide online learning and education. It will led to enhance student
literacy.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Barton, G., & Woolley, G. (2017). Developing literacy in the secondary classroom. Sage.
Dressen-Hammouda, D. (2021). Methods for Developing Literacy in Professional and Academic
Contexts: Using Protocol-Assisted Modeling. Academic Literacy Development:
Perspectives on Multilingual Scholars’ Approaches to Writing, 81.
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