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Understanding the Role of Culture in Literacy Acquisition and Oral Language Development

This paper explores how various cultural contexts influence a child's language development and literacy acquisition. Drawing on examples from Kaluli, Samoan, and American families, it discusses how children interact within their cultural environments and how these interactions shape their understanding of language. The work highlights the importance of recognizing cultural nuances in literacy education, suggesting ways educators can adapt their teaching methods to align with the cultural strengths of their students, fostering both conventional reasoning and higher-order thinking skills.

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Understanding the Role of Culture in Literacy Acquisition and Oral Language Development

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  1. Acquiring Literacy Heather Gary Cristina Watson Laura Potenski Kelly Clifford

  2. Refreshers • Kaluli- treat infants as “soft”, no understanding -believe you cannot know another’s thoughts - fit the child into the situation - clarification is speaker’s responsibility - no adult expansion of child utterances • Samoan- child’s early language is “angry” - highly stratified society - child often used as reporter/messenger - talk directed at child, not with *Ochs & Scheiffelin, 1995

  3. Small-Group Activity Group 1 – Maintown Group 3 – Samoan -American Group 2 – Trackton Group 4 - Kaluli • Provide an example of how a typical child growing up in your assigned culture would respond. Support your answer with evidence from the readings. • Discuss the following: • How does the author of your article define “literacy”? • How does culture affect oral language, and in turn, how does this affect literacy acquisition?

  4. Jig-Saw • In your new group: • Present your child’s response, citing evidence from the text. • How can teachers modify lessons to encourage children’s acquisition of “conventional forms” (like reasoning and higher-order thinking) if their culture does not emphasize them? • Should teachers expect a certain standard and quality of literacy from their students, regardless of each student's individual cultural norms?

  5. Focus Questions • How do culture & the home environment play a part in the development of reasoning skills? • How does culture affect oral language? In turn, how does this impact literacy acquisition? • How do you use each culture’s strengths to further develop their literacy skills?

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