Loss of Literacy Narrative:

Ashley begins her narrative off strong with a real time recording of a conversation she is having with one of her dementia patients. She displays through this how there is a different level and manner at which she is required to speak with in order to successfully communicate with her patient. The dementia patient is missing literacy cues in her sentences and lacks an understanding of her reality. She states, “there is nothing wrong with me, I’m in my 40s,” “it’s 10 o’clock, my dad will be getting home from work now so I can go home,” “why do you care about me, why do you want me here, how did I get here?” Ashley shares that when she first encountered dementia patients working as a nurse’s aid she found that she did not know how to relate or speak to/with these patients. Her very literal way of talking and explaining things proved to be too abrasive for the condition of her patients and so she had to “adapt to their loss of literacy.” Through this experience she gained knowledge/ wisdom on the importance of creating relationships with your patients in the medical field and in life. She learned how to relate to different kinds of people and how to anticipate and be aware of her patients’ needs. The act of having to shift her literacy when speaking towards dementia patients provided her with the ability to be more flexible and multi-dimensional as a healthcare worker. I liked the example and will provide something similar as Ashley did in the beginning to give more context. 

Ice Audio Literacy Narrative: 

This narrative felt more informal than the prior one I listened to. It was also well done but felt more like a string of thoughts versus a planned and well thought out narrative with a goal in mind. The speaker tells us about how at the age of about 11 or 12 he wrote a 40-50 page novel about a magic hockey stick. He did this over the summer and he really enjoyed the process of writing it. Throughout the time of writing it he gained much more knowledge on hockey and was sort of pushed to dive deeper into the world of hockey, which is when he started playing and his passion grew. He also shares that through this experience he felt as though he was not only becoming a better writer but a better student overall because it helped him enjoy school and learning more as well as broadening his vocab and approach to schoolwork. His narrative shows the importance of including the things you love into the experience of learning because it enhances every aspect of education! I did not like the amount of background noise in this narrative and the lack of structure or vibrancy but I did appreciate the message at the end.