Literacy, he insisted, is an active phenomenon, deeply linked to personal and cultural identity. Its power lies not in a received ability to read and write, but rather in an individual's capacity to put those skills to work in shaping the course of his or her own life. Freire's view of literacy is at once practical and all-encompassing.
Literacy is an active phenomenon, deeply linked to personal and cultural identity.
This notion of literacy as an inherently active phenomenon informs each of the EDC projects profiled in this issue. Each of these diverse projects, as well as a good many others at EDC, exemplifies literacy as a meaning-making activity. We hope you expand your own understanding of literacy through these pages. Inc. All Rights Reserved.