Throughout human history, our definition of literacy has never remained stagnant. In the past, literacy instruction has consisted strictly of learning to read and write efficiently. Now, “Literacy instruction is now inextricably linked with technology.” With the recent increase in computer accessibility, students are expected to be literate in computer functions to learn and create in a technology-dominated world but can students be literate even if their reading and writing skills are poor?
According to James Paul Gee, a person can be literate if he or she can understand and produce meaning within a certain field. It’s important for teachers to teach in other areas so students can be literate in other ways. For example, Gee believes that children can be literate if they understand video games. With being literate in video games, children can work on both critical and active thinking . Gamers get to apply the knowledge they have learned about games to come up with new ideas of how to be successful in games. They ultimately learn from trial and error and can apply the skills they learn to real life situations. If a person can be literate by having a deep understanding for almost any subject we truly know, aren’t we all literate in some way?
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