Author Archives: mwishee

Hayles defines “deep attention” as the “cognitive” ability to concentrate on one particular task at a time, often for long periods of time.  Contrastingly, “hyper attention” is the skill that allows a person to mentally multi-task, “switching focus rapidly” on … Continue reading →

Resnick states that “not all segments of our population have come to demand literacy skills of the kind that educators, members of Congress, and other government officials think necessary” (371).  They seem to be saying that not everyone has to … Continue reading →

On page 428, Young notes that in the near future: “our classrooms will include more students of color, more students from diverse economic backgrounds, and more students who come with an array of diverse literary skills.”  For those aspiring teachers … Continue reading →

Though both men were raised in what can loosely be labeled “non-literate” environments, Rose and Akinnaso had different methods of becoming literate; and thus the attitudes towards those methods differ.  Compare and contrast the beliefs Rose and Akinnaso have towards … Continue reading →

Literacy is the process of comprehending and expressing not only written literature but verbal communication as well.