In contrast to Autonomous Literacy, Ideological literacy appears to 'stand up for the little guy'. By this, I mean that some of the community-based origins of literacy teaching and practice as a collaborative venture appear to inform this approach. This is a simplistic way of looking at it I agree, but broadly; take a look at these ideas and tell me what you think about them:
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student’s Literacies accompany the student as he or she arrives at the
classroom, these have evolved as a series of situated events in their lives.
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The codes
and methods of everyday literacies differ widely from academic conventions and
codes.
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The
student’s ability to be critical, or analytical are not linked to, or dependent
on, their academic literacies, academic abilities, or levels.
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Background,
culture, race and ethnicity all feature in a person’s Literacy identity – some
require more support than others to negotiate new kinds of literacy.
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By
assuming that literacy is a set of skills that can be taught we create false
expectations that a student may by-pass knowledge and learning in order to
‘qualify’ as a success.
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Literacy
acquisition does not replace learning outcomes, or does it imply that a new
reader can suddenly transfer new skills to new situations.
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The role
of the educator is to engage in a fluid evolving discourse about how we express ourselves, rather than
reproducing what we are expected to express.
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Students
are in a relationship with their literacies and require time to transition and
adapt to new codes and languages (such as academic literacy) the time allocation for this is not
finite, however ‘academic success’ may measured alongside, rather than
against this.
Therefore,
educators may hold views about Literacy that reflect their general
philosophical views about education. Such pedagogical approaches might coincide
with, and reinforce our views about Literacy.
What do you think?
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