Morning Pages 4.21.16

As a future English teacher, teaching literacy and reading is somewhat of a give in, but that is why I feel like it needs to be talked about even more. Many topics that are "give-ins" are sometimes overlooked, or assumed to be taught when in fact they really are not. This is simply due to the fact that many think, "oh, you're teaching reading, therefore you must be teaching literacy", which is simply not the case. Yes, they are very similar, but they also need to be taught in different ways. Giving the students the gift of literacy is giving them the gift of understanding, critical thinking, and so much more. Yes, they need to learn to read, but they will be better readers if you focus more on the literacy aspect -- the rest will follow closely behind.