SOCIAL

LITERACY
 •Social Literacy concerns itself with the
development of social skills, knowledge
and positive human values that enable
human beings to act positively and
responsibly in range of complex social
settings.
•It is the knowledge of how to behave and
treat other people in a way that is morally
upright, just and equitable, with a view of
promoting positive and productive
relations that are free from unfair
prejudices, hate and discrimination.
TYPES OF
SOCIAL
SKILLS
 1. GREETING
•Children develop
relationships with peers
by interacting with them.
•The first step in social
interaction is greeting
someone.
 2. INITIATING
CONVERSATION
•Child must be able to
initiate, maintain and
close conversation
appropriately.
•It requires good listening
and attention skills, as
well as the ability to take
turns and probe for
 3. UNDERSTANDING
THE LISTENER
•Once a conversation is
initiated, it has to maintained.
•In order to do that, it is
important to understand the
audience one is talking to.
•A socially adept child quickly
and he/she has planned to say
against the anticipated
response of the listener, and
 4. EMPHATIZING
•It is more than perspective
taking; it means that one is
able to feel what the other
person feels.
•It allows one to really
connect with other people
and other children often
think of children who lack
empathy as mean, unkind or
 5. READING
SOCIAL CUES
•Social cues can be
verbal or non-verbal.
•Cues are hints and
signals that guide us to
the next thing to say or
 6. PREVIEWING
OR PLANNING
•Conversations also require
that one previews or thinks
about what effect the words or
actions may have on the
listener before she says or
does them.
•If the impact will be negative,
 7. PROBLEM-
SOLVING
•Problems and conflict are
often a part of social
interactions.
•Someone may not agree,
get angry, insult, or become
aggressive at something
8. APOLOGIZING
•A person with good social
skills is confident enough
to make a sincere apology
for her error.
•This is a courageous act
and is the quickest and
easiest way to correct a
social blunder.
THE ROLE OF PARENTS AND
TEACHERS IN TEACHING
SOCIAL
•Parents typically playSKILLS TO children social skills
the major role in teaching
CHILDREN
and can directly teach social skills by modeling, role-playing and
providing opportunities for their child to rehearse and practice new
skills.
•School is the place where children spend the majority of their time with
peers.
•Teachers do not have to teach a class in social skills, they can take
advantage of every opportunity to help children improve their social
skills.
ISSUES IN TEACHING
SOCIAL LITERACY
•There are two distinct ways of answering the question on how children
learn to live socially with each other and with adults.
1.Normative and Communal View – from their culture, children learn
customs that provide them with a guide to act in ways that minimize
conflict.
2.Pragmatic and Individualistic View – social order of children is
created by explicit and implicit agreements entered into by self-seeking
individuals to avert the worst consequences of their instincts.
SUBJECTIVE STANDARDS
OF MORALITY
•The natural outcome of postmodern philosophies
is that truth and morality are considered
subjective and open to individual interpretation.
 HUMAN NATURE

•While we would like to believe that people are

inherently good experience has taught us that the
inherent goodness of humanity is, at best,
unreliable: Sometimes it is there, often it is not.
 SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS IN THE
WORKPLACE
•While casual office attire has become the norm
in many offices, job interviews typically require
more formal dress and behavior to demonstrate a
level of respect.
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE IN
TECHNOLOGICAL
COMMUNICATION
•Text-speak and technology use have affected many young
people’s ability to communicate.
•While email has deformalized much of the communication
process, students still need to ensure their writing denotes
respect and provides enough context for professors to readily
respond.
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE IN
TRADITIONAL
COMMUNICATION
•While email has taken over as the primary
method of communication, traditional modes
of discourse still exist.
WAYS TO INCORPORATE SOCIAL
LITERACY ONLINE:
•Blogging – Through blogging, students learn how to effectively use the internet and share their
thoughts and knowledge appropriately. Reading classmates blog posts and responding helps
students learn from others and give them access to other ideas, as well as a chance to
constructively respond.
•Class website – A class website is extremely useful in teaching students how to use and navigate
on the internet. Keeping students updated on class happenings, as well as giving students
opportunity to write and contribute on the class website will teach them useful skills in
communicating on the internet.
•Video conferencing – Video conferencing has endless possibilities. Whether it is conferencing
with a professional in the community, or students from a culture across the world, it opens up a
realm of social interaction that can teach students so much about people in the world around them
 WAYS TO INCORPORATE
SOCIAL LITERACY IN A FACE
TO FACE ENVIRONMENT:
•Group projects – group projects give students opportunities to interact face to
face and experience social interactions. It is so crucial that students learn to
interact with people effectively and contribute their part.
•Peer reviewing – peer reviewing teaches students how to give constructive
advice and communicate their thoughts well. To be able to give constructive
criticism and view another person’s ideas is an important ability.
•Field trips – taking students to a museum or to volunteer in an area in need
could help students open their eyes learn about different societies.
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 Creativity is characterized by originality and
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can be something new and innovative. Sir Ken

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into their best forms and making critical judgements

along the way.”
Artistic literacy is a human right and a teachable skill. It
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is the ability to connect both personally and
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meaningfully to works of art and, through this process,

to forge connections to our humanity and the humanity
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SUPPORTING THE
ARTS AND
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CREATIVITY
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 •Emotional Environment – take
time to create and maintain a
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climate of respect and caring and Add your idea here

that supports making mistakes. A

saying goes like, “The man who
makes no mistakes, makes
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nothing.”
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 •Project-based learning – introduce
choice, freedom and space for
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creativity. It should be relevant, Add your idea here

rigorous and real world in order to

achieve the highest levels of
student motivation, engagement
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and learning.
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 •Teach Creative Thinking Skills –
first teach students about
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their thinking.” You can teach that

to the little ones, too; they love
being able to know such a big
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word!
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 •Alternative Assessments – instead
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poster (about the same thing),

provide plenty of leeway for
students to create products in a
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medium of their choice!

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 •Student-Centered and
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will learn, how they will learn it
and how they will demonstrate
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what they have learned.

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•Incorporate the Arts – seamlessly

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dance into your PBL curriculum.

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 •Integration of Technologies –
student blogs and web sites,
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publishing, video game design,

coding, filmmaking, photography,
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global collaborative classroom
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projects using Google Hangouts.

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