Author Archives: dgdz

I mentioned something in class about this link, and so if you’re inclined to absurdism and internet humor, here you go: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-15-best-quotes-from-justin-biebers-autobiogra

Miller writes, towards the end of “Reading In Slow Motion” that “writers have long dreamed of being able to bring the other arts into the reading experience. Now that a laptop is a movie studio, a recording company, an atelier, … Continue reading →

As I read the Cornelious piece, I tried to draw connections between the risks a slave would take in order to learn to read, and our own educational and social attitudes towards literacy learning. It’s hard to fathom anyone in … Continue reading →

Reading Tinsley and Kaestle’s piece, I was reminded of a debate that broke out within the literary blogosphere at the end of this past summer. Franzenfreude, as it was later termed, was oriented around the idea that male authors command … Continue reading →

Here goes nothing: The Gee and Royster articles both make clear that literacy (as well as policies and perceptions related to literacy) is a social justice issue. Gee mentions that school systems tend to reinforce the established class system; would … Continue reading →

Literacy is a standard of fluency for most–if not all–forms of communication.