An Overview of Literacy Development Now on YouTube

The presentation explores the many components of literacy development, the stages of literacy development, and the dual-demands of "code-based" and "meaning-based" practices. To be exact, it sets out to meet the following objectives: (a) to explore the components of literacy development (e.g. oral language development, phonemic awareness, etc); (b) to explore the stages of literacy development (i.e. the gradual, cumulative nature of literacy development); (c) to understand the difference between code-based skills and meaning-based skills; (d) to understanding the four levels of processing texts / reading text; and (e) to appreciate that learners are active participants as the makers of meaning, the constructors of knowledge and members of communities.