Literacy
by Amanda Whigham
1. Traditional
2. Modern
3. Taught the same to all students by elementary teachers
4. Teachers push certain sets of skills with little differentiation
5. New Literacy Studies
6. Students are text producers and analysts
7. Not an individual activity
8. Student and culture centered
9. All about reading and writing skills.
10. Teacher centered
11. Sociocultural
12. Critical
13. Technology
14. Multiple sources of communication
15. New basic source for information
16. Analyzing sources for facts
17. Teachers act as guides
18. Life skill and not just literacy skill