personal reflective

In the following discussion I will draw on tutorial tasks ‘A’ and ‘B’ and further readings, as I reflect on the knowledge I have gained from my work and the work of others in this subject. The topics, such as ‘Language and Literacy in the Classroom’ and ‘how children can be supported with their Language and Literacy Development’ are of great interest to me. Therefore I will reflect on new knowledge I have gained about these topics when sharing with peers and ideas I already had that have now been reaffirmed.

For most children, the classroom is the first environment for formal literacy learning, where reading and writing are generally presented as a set of decontextualized discrete skills to be mastered separately from content in other curricular areas. Language and Literacy used in the classroom by teachers and students determines what is learned and how learning takes place. The classroom is a unique context for learning and exerts a profound effect on students’ d...