Literacy is very important. It is important because we all need this skill in order to communicate well with each other at school, on our way to school, in the supermarket or even while travelling to another country. In fact, this “thing” called literacy is needed all day, every day!
Reading, writing and speaking may seem easy but actually it can be a bit challenging for some children. I know this because I have experienced the challenge myself. I can actually remember a time when I was asked to communicate a specific set of information to my class teacher and was unable to express myself because of the difficulties I have had with reading and speaking.
When a child can’t decode words properly it affects them in numerous ways. They may feel less important, embarrassed, nervous and even scared to participate during lesson time. Learning to read is really essential because reading will help to develop our writing skills and make writing more creative; because we will be able to link the adventures that we have witnessed in stories to our writing. Reading will also help us to be better speakers because as we encounter new words our vocabulary will increase.
Without literacy nobody will be able to communicate and read. This is a state that no one should be in. Therefore, as a young student I would like to encourage my fellow peers to pay more attention in the classroom and try to benefit as much as possible from the classroom experience so we all can be literate and function successfully in our school community and beyond.
As a child I am happy that I have realised the importance of reading and the role it plays in my everyday life. Literacy doesn’t stop when I put away my Language Arts book in the classroom, it continues throughout.
Written by Alyssa Oliver a student of the ATHPS
