Learning Process

Literacy as an individual pursuit differs among people. When writing reflections on my perceptions of literacy studies, at times it can be hard for me to put my thoughts into words. The articles that we have read over the past couple of weeks have been a combination of easy and hard. There are times when I have a hard time trying to understand or interpret what the author is trying to get across. In other words, sometimes I have a hard time trying to make sense of what the author is trying to say.

What I have learned in this class thus far is that literacy is an individual learning process and experience. How one is brought up plays a huge part in their literacy practices. Literacy practices differ among families, social class, and racial and ethnic backgrounds. As Brandt had mentioned, we have sponsors who encourage literacy practices. For instance, our mothers and fathers parent similar to the way they were brought up by theirs. If literacy wasn’t encouraged growing up, it is highly likely that that trait would be carried on. If our sponsors, parents, were to teach us the importance of literacy outside of school and at an early age, then people like me wouldn’t struggle with it.

Now that I am more knowledgeable about literacy, my perception of it has altered. I’ve always thought of literacy as just reading books. It’s intriguing to learn that literacy is everywhere and surrounds us in our day-to-day lives.