March 20th, 2012
Chapter 3- (Re)Imagining literacies for mathematics classrooms
This chapter talks about literacy in math. It discussed the need for a deep understanding in Mathematics. There should be a focus on constructing meaning, building connections and developing understanding. The chapter talks about 3 principles; meaning, activity and literacy. If these three principles are applied to the classroom it will help with mathematical literacy. It is interesting to read about how literacy fit into the different content areas and how the meaning of literacy changes within the content areas. The chapter on art talk about making connections and constructing meaning however, applying that to these two content areas is different. It is the same idea but it is executed differently. Ultimately literacy aims at getting a deeper understanding of the subject you are applying it to. I think this is true for every content area. Reading strategies helped a lot while I was reading this chapter. I used the strategy of re-reading. However, the most beneficial strategy I used while reading this chapter was making connections. While reading I was able to make so many connections to what I had already read in previous chapters and it helped me to better understand what I was reading in this chapter. I have struggled with math in the past so I decided to read this chapter because I thought it would be interesting to see what they had to say about math literacy. Perhaps some of it could help me in the future.
Citation
Draper, R. (2005). (Re)Imagining Content- Area Literacy Instruction. New York, NY: National Writing Project.
I was curious about your purpose of choosing math, so I am glad you included that detail at the end. I hope it does help to support you in math. Think about ways that you can, as an art teacher, collaborate with the teachers of other subject areas in your school! Exciting!
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