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Multiple literacies "...consist of words, gestures, attitudes, ways of speaking, writing, valuing; ways of becoming with the world. They are about texts that take on multiple meanings and are taken up as visual, oral, written, tactile, olfactory, and in multimodal digital" (Masny, 2010). Before one is to understand what multiple literacy means, one must understand what it means to be literate. In today's society, literacy is defined in many ways whether it be understanding how to read and write, being able to understand the language, or making a meaning using the language. Multiple literacy focuses on understanding how the social environment and the integration of technology attributes to literacy in today's society. This type of literacy connects the classroom to the community, so that authentic learning can occur. Socio-cultural theory is one of the main components to what multiple literacy really means. The socio-cultural theory and multiple literacy share the idea that a child can be literate due to expose from his cultural environment, with or without the academic definition of literacy comprehension. Multiple literacies also lets the students learn outside of school to learn more complex ways with their local and global communities. Since the late 1990's, technology has become more engrossed in our society's life. Technology has made our children become digital literate. Technology is an incredible resource that teachers should embrace within their classrooms because technology is the bridge to effective teaching to our digital society.

Our society is not only immersed in technology, but it is also very diverse. By understanding what multiple literacies mean, educators can better teach our culturally diver...

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... Multiple literacy appeals to me because I see this type of literacy was formed because of our current society today. Every year students bring into the classroom their different cultural backgrounds and academic experiences, to which the teacher must find a way to accommodate each student's learning style. Multiple literacy reminds me a lot of progressive education. Progressive education is the type of learning that focuses on having the children become active in their learning, such as developing problem solving and critical thinking skills, including the community as an extension of the classroom, and obtaining knowledge through experience and social interaction with their peers. I want my students to experience authentic learning, and I believe that by incorporating multiple literacies within my teachings, my students will achieve this type of learning.