Blog 3

Children today learn literacy skills not only through what they are taught in school but also through the internet, video games and other forms of media. This chapter of the book brought up some great points about the other ways that children are learning literacy. I grew up in a generation where computers were something that everyone had in the house, and instant messaging was a big thing. This was how everyone communicated and I could clearly see that the language that was used in instant messaging made its way into schools and into schoolwork. In this chapter of the book there was a point brought up on how the world would be today if video games were invented before books were used. I could only imagine how it would be if that happened. I am sure that there would be a number of experts who would argue that books are bad just like video games. So what does this have to do with my classroom? Growing up in this generation I have been able to see that computers have impacted literacy and kids writing abilities. Often time children only know how to read what they read with their friends on the internet and even in text messages. Using shorthand like u, r, lol, ttyl, brb, symbols and other things have made their way into schools today. It is a teacher’s responsibility to teach students how to properly read and write, even if it is not an English class.