1. Are people aware that they are literacy sponsors? I had never even heard of this concept having an actual "name" before reading this literature. For example, I believe that almost all parents are sponsors of their children, whether it be in a negative or positive way. (Assuming parents are part of the child's life). If parents who were negative sponsors understood and were made aware of how large an impact they were having on their children's literacy, would they change?
2.Do the type of sponsors strictly depend on age, class, gender, economic level, religion or race. For example a middle aged christian women, a young black college student, a teen who's parents own a multi-million dollar company or a Japanese immigrant wouldn't have the same sponsors.
3. Is it possible in the future that the internet alone will become a stronger sponsor than any other and all other original sponsors will cease to exist? Will the internet cause us to loose all originality? Or will parental sponsorship always stand as one of the strongest sponsors?
Taylor, these are great questions, and obviously you put thought and energy into asking them. I especially like your examples, though I'd like to hear about why you think the questions are important and what you might want from a discussion. +/+
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