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Our Gildharry Family crest was a joint collaboration and a blend of our talents. One of us captured the beautiful photos and used the Layout app to combine the pictures, while the other used Adobe skills to create this amazing and magical crest. This mystical Gildharry Family crest has many profound representations and meanings regarding its colors, pictures, illumination and of course the pronounced letter G. The range of colors represented in this crest symbolizes the diversity in our family relating to cultures, experiences, race, ideas and outlook! In this crest, blue, definitely our favorite color is the base and foundation of the other colors. Blue symbolizes depth and stability as well as loyalty, trust, wisdom, confidence, faith and heaven, just to name a few. Blue certainly describes our love and loyalty to each other and how much we not only trust our lives with each other, but also how much we trust and have faith in heavenly guidance! We know that our lives, love and family are always being blessed and guided from the heavens above! Literacy is not a subject; it is a part of all subjects.
Literacy Definitions and Connections Literacy is defined as the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society"- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). “Literacy is the single most significant skill needed to function effectively in school, in the workplace, and in society; it is vital to a successful education, career, and quality of life.” ~ Unknown. In looking at these definitions and quotes as well as other descriptions of literacy, we see that literacy is one of the most important skills needed to function effectively in the workplace and society, and it determines the depth of comprehension and knowledge gained when engaging in reading text in any subject. Then, we must focus on literacy in Math too! As we prepare our students for the workplace and to have a successful quality of life, it is very important to ensure that we also focus on comprehension and developing literacy skills when reading and solving word problems or any text in Math. In working with students in Math classes, I have noticed that many are able to read very fluently, but when asked about the meaning of certain words or sentences within the problem, they did not know the synonyms or how to summarize, communicate or make inferences about the text. As adults, when we don’t know the meaning of words or phrases, we proactively look them up and use them in sentences until we have mastered the correct usage. Encouraging our students to make annotated notes (graffiti it up) by writing the meaning and drawing pictures to make connections to words are powerful strategies in helping them learn new information and develop literacy skills. |
Cherry-Anne GildharryOn this page, you will find blogs on educational connections and my life's experiences. Ideas, thoughts and views are my own and are not representative of my employers. References/sources used are public articles found on the internet to support my blogs. Archives
April 2024
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