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Consider the Literacy Profile and all you learned about your classmate in the process of completing that assignment.  In 100 words or so, connect a minimum of two readings to the literacy background, behavior, or practices of your classmate. Try to be as specific as possible!

Once everyone has posted by Monday night, return to read all of the ideas of your classmates. They might spark a new idea!

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Through completing the literacy profile on Jasani, I realized that our family and environment has a great influence on our reading habit and interest. For example, Jasani started reading at a young age under the influence of his mom and family. His mother was a huge fan of reading books, therefore, Jasani and his brother completed summer reading for around 5-7 years. In regards to Pinsker’s article of Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers, he mentioned that “Studies looking at “family scholarly culture” have found that children who grew up surrounded by books tend to attain higher levels of education and to be better readers than those who didn’t”. In Shenk’s The 32 Million Word Cap, he also mentioned that “Thee most impressive aspects [are] how different individual families

and children are and how much and how important is children's cumulative

experience before age 3”. Both articles pointed out that the environment in which children grow up has a great effect on their literacy development. We have come to a realization that some families might not have the ability to introduce their children to literacy due to several factors. Therefore, it is important for us to have a high quality education system.

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From my literacy profile on Vivienne, I discover that she has built a intimate relationship with reading since she was young. This is mostly because her family encouraged her to read a lot. She also exposed to words in her language in early childhood, which enlightened her interest toward reading and studying language. Similarly, from the journal “The 32-million Word Gap”, the author mentions that before the age of 3, a child would gain future achievement more likely if the parents encourage the child to contact with words and languages. Besides, Vivienne comprehends her reading and writing strategies gradually. She learned to summarize the readings and make notes. She also prefers highlights the main claims in the readings. Those comprehensive strategies are mentioned in the article ”Literacy” from Gee, “comprehension is an ability that enables us to make connection between oral language, written language and other events”. So, reading and writing strategies are somehow correlated and they become more comprehensive when Vivienne learns more.

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In reading the articles the idea of context and background being a key to the growth of a reading connected very well to the findings in the literacy profile assignment. Specifically Joe Pinskers piece that discusses the actions of the people that are around a person as a kid and how their actions affect that kid's perception of reading. Runxin grew up seeing his family members wanting to become more knowledgeable and had a passion for learning and to no surprise he now reads with the purpose to always learn something new and is always seeking new information when looking for something to read. Even though in his family's history reading was not a common thing. Showing even further that a student does not have to come from a long line of readers in order to have a chance at being an efficient reader. Reading and writing skill are cultivated by many factors from when a student is a child and all the way through their academic journey.

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Upon reading the Miller and Schulz article, I found this fascinating parallel between exploration of literacies and how it correlates with Mason's college situation. Being well-versed in math and computer sciences is one thing, but knowing how to write for those classes is another. In order to fully excel, there should be a way for him to learn specifically what the majors require of him when there is a writing task. This is the core of Miller and Schulz's idea. How would someone know how to write in a niche way without being penalized for not knowing the requirements? Next, Mason's ideology is nearly linear to Gee's interpretation if literacy. In essence, literacy draws from tools and outside context. Mason demonstrated this in his interview, when he enjoys reading something, he tends to pull from his methods when watching movies to predict what is happening, and use his prior knowledge to aid in his reading.

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From Antanae's experience with reading, she sees her road to redemption as recursive. She is always looking to improve and practice on what she already gained throughout her years of determination. It is only necessary to practice all aspects of reading and writing to improve on it as a whole. In the Miller and Schultz article, they explain that their framework is only a template for a newer beginning, for the reader to realize all necessary aspects to evolve or balance based on what they already have. They also state "Literacy is a horizon" such that literacy is always beautiful, inspiring, and most importantly, endless, which the mindset Antanae has when improving her literacy skills. In Shenk's article and Gee's excerpt, they have similar arguments that mention the environment in which they grow up in as a factor in the way children's reading activity and practice matures. Antanae's enjoyment of reading and writing as a child was impacted as she got older when her grades during elementary and middle school reflected the opposite of expectation. Her english grades were lacking and the constant desire for improvement both in herself and her parents have destined the way she thinks about reading and writing today and how it would develop or evolve in the future. As a result of her experience with grades when she was a child, her reading activity shortened and is inconsistent (sometimes taking "breaks" after reading a few books at a time) but she is self-aware which helps her consistently be a better reader and writer. To this day, she is self-reflecting and has indirectly been rebuilding, creating, practicing aspects listed in the multi-literacies framework.

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After completing the Literacy Profile assignment, I learned that Ethan was encouraged to read at a young age. His parents would influence him to read and he developed an interest in reading at a young age based on his familial influence about reading. This relates to an important point made in Pinsker’s “Why Do Some People Love Reading?” article. Pinsker describes that it is important to have a “family scholarly culture”, which helps children become exposed to reading at a young age. Also, I learned from the Literacy Profile that Ethan uses both “critical” and “academic literacies” in school (Miller and Schulz). He uses these literacies to complete specific comprehension and annotation strategies. Miller and Schulz’s article describes how students need to be equipped with multiple literacies that will help them succeed in college. I think that Ethan is already equipped with some of these literacies and uses these types of literacies both in his major and in his other classes. These two ideas relate to the articles because they both present similar ideas that relate to Ethan’s reading background and practices.

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After reading multiple articles, I was able to compare and contrast this information with what I learned from the literacy profile on Zach. One major theme that was repeated throughout the articles was that children who group up in households that encourage reading tend to become readers themselves. However, this was not the case for Zach. Though his family was not very invested in reading, he found his own interest by reading fictional (such as Aragon) novels in elementary school. Pinsker’s “Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers” article made a very important point when stating that children tend to repel reading once it starts to feel obligatory. This is a very common theme among all students. Specifically, Zach enjoyed reading until middle school when it started to feel like work. I had a similar experience when I got to middle school as well.

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After completing the Literacy profile,  I realized that many of our influence in reading and writing came from our family background and environment. Cecilia helps out her parents by translating documents in their native language. From there, Ceci has many reading strategies developed at a young age.  In Shenk's article,  He makes several references in the environment we grow up in makes an important factor in reading habits. So when growing up in a more supporting household, it affects the reading activities positively. In Ceci's case, she grew up in a supportive environment and it led to her love of reading. So it is important to understand how many factors of reading is very significant to a child.

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According to the literacy profile I did on Bill. I found out that the environment have a big influence on one’s reading habit. Bill used to read with his parents every weekends and discuss after. And also his parents made him write short journals when he was young. In Pinsker’s article of Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers, he state out that, “Paul also advised that parents seed books throughout the house.” If parents give kids a good example of reading, the kids will also have a good reading habit. Another reading environment is at school. When Bill was in school, the English teacher build up a English corner for them so that they could practice English after class. As Gee mentioned in his article Literacy and Education, “ scholars focused almost primarily on reading as things learned and used in school.” so I think school should provide more books for the kids to read which can assists their interests in reading. 

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According to the literacy profile I did on Bill. I found out that the environment have a big influence on one’s reading habit. Bill used to read with his parents every weekends and discuss after. And also his parents made him write short journals when he was young. In Pinsker’s article of Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers, he state out that, “Paul also advised that parents seed books throughout the house.” If parents give kids a good example of reading, the kids will also have a good reading habit. Another reading environment is at school. When Bill was in school, the English teacher build up a English corner for them so that they could practice English after class. As Gee mentioned in his article Literacy and Education, “ scholars focused almost primarily on reading as things learned and used in school.” so I think school should provide more books for the kids to read which can assists their interests in reading. 

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My subject is a cumulation of their experiences and the ones they have had through their reading. What most represents my subject is their drive to read and to take part in the experience that the literature provides them. As stated in “Why Do People Become Lifelong Readers”, one of the characteristics of a reader is their drive and reasoning to read. In this specific reader’s case their motivation is new experiences. This is reflected in the type of reading that they do as they do not limit themselves to a certain genre, time period, or group of authors. As explored in Gee’s “Literacy”, someone’s ability to read is heavily dependent on their experiences outside of the classroom setting. Having read such a wide variety of literature in order to take part in these different experiences is what sets this reader apart.

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After I complete Xinxin Ma's literacy profile, I discovered that the purpose and the discourse community influence her reading skill. When she was in high school her biology teacher encourages her to read one chapter every day, and their goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts and they need to combine the ideas with the charts. Therefore her goal of reading biology is to understand, to learn some knowledge new which is matching Malcolm X's "learning to read" idea learning through the reading. One of the idea in "Gee 'literacy'" is gap will influence reading ability. English is Xinxin Ma's secondary language, because the globalization minimize the gap between distance which offers her better environment of study English.

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After completing the Literacy Profile and reading assigned last week, I found out some connections. My literacy profile subject Lucy developed several reading strategies. And most of her reading strategies  and habitats are influenced by environment and parents. Lucy starts reading a lot in junior high, and the types of reading that Lucy reads tend to influenced by others. While after reading the article form Shenk, he mentions several concepts that can help a child become successful reader. There are two main concepts which are “face failure” and “growth mindset ” build a strong connection with Lucy. Lucy mentions in the interview that when she faces failure, she may start to read aloud and repeat reading the part that cause confusion.

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After completing the literacy analysis on Shraesht and reading the articles, I realized that a lot of the trends described in the articles match him perfectly . Shraesht lost his interest in reading during middle school after he felt as if it was a chore instead of enjoyment, which Pitzer pointed out in his article "Why do people become life long readers", stating that students rebel against reading in reaction to assignments forcing them to read things they do not enjoy, resulting in a disinterest. However, Shraesht found his love for reading again once he started reading for fun and additional knowledge rather than assignments. When he started reading again, he started reading nonfiction in order to better represent minorities and people in need, which is a reflection of James Paul Gee's statement in his article "Literacy", saying that the student's ability to read relies on outside experiences. Because of his interest in gaining knowledge to help others, he had the ability to read again

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In my literacy profile about Siu Sing Li (Tommy) he discusses in his background that he began reading at a younger age and he was shown to read books that were going to be beneficial to him which displays his relationship with reading as he’s gotten older. Similarly to the 32 Million Word Gap since Tommy was exposed to reading at such a young age he has adapted to reading as he has gotten older. However Tommy does struggle with the consumerist aspect of reading which makes him hesitant to purchase books which contributes to his struggles with reading since he wasn’t given the opportunity to read as much as he would like to. He also has connections with the article “Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers” since his family had encouraged him to read and would intentionally leave him in the book section of Costco to give him the chance to read while they shopped.

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After doing my literacy profile and reading the article I learned that people write better when they aren't under pressure and also that not being able to read could be a barrier. To begin, one connection that I saw between all this is that not being able to read, write, or speak properly was challenging to Malcolm X, Wonderful Faison, and Alexander. But this also inspired them to become better writers. Another thing that they all have in common is that they are able to read, write, and speak well when they are not pressured. They enjoy reading, writing, and speaking when they can do it freely.

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After reading the articles by Alvarez and Shenk and considering the Literary Profile I wrote, I realized that we are all products of our environments, in terms of their literary skills. We all learn from the people we grow up around and from what we are subjected to. My partner used to read the bible with her grandparents and her native language is Spanish. Alvarez's article, "Translanguaging Literacies and Community Ethnographies"  I feel especially relates to my partner because the article talks a lot about bilingual students and how they need different things out of teachers than monolingual students; the article also sheds light upon something my partner likely does intuitively called translanguaging. Translanguaging is a strategy that multilingual people sometimes employ, and it involves using their knowledge of multiple languages simultaneously to solve a slew of language problems they might face. Shenk's article brings up the idea of growth mindsets; I felt that that related to my partner as well because in her literary profile I discussed her translating of English to Spanish