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Literacy
* Knowing how to read is essential for an individual to function in our society.
* Literacies are skills
  - tell of different cultures with different ways with words
* affects all social levels including the affluent, middle income and very poor children
  - every aspect of a person's life
  - many different aspects of society
  - people's access to decent jobs and thus to adequate incomes
* also gives women a voice
  - includes knowledge of technology and problem solving skills
* are the building blocks of life.
* assumes the power of texts and encourages exposure to competing ideas and beliefs.
* basic human right of every child
  - skill needed for full citizenship in our society
* becomes a hierarchy of societies.
* begins with our children and in our homes and schools.
* builds communication and an individual's ability to read and write
  - self-confidence and cultural and societal awareness
* can bring people together
  - change lives
  - have a direct impact on reducing welfare dependency, unemployment, and crime
* characteristic of a culture.
* complex matter involving the accessing, understanding, and use of information
  - phenomenon
* component of every lesson or activity presented during the school day.
* comprises both reading and writing tasks.
* concept, a process, a set of skills, and a mode of behaviour.
* consists of reading, writing, speaking, and listening effectively
  - writing as well as reading ability
* constructive process, an attempt to create meaning as part of social action.
* continues to be a major focus of libraries.
* critical educational issue across the nation.
* depends on a person s way of life
  - student's ability to read
* developmental process.
* develops from real life settings where literacy is used to accomplish real world tasks.
* does form communities.
* encompasses every form of written word
  - reading, writing, speaking and listening, viewing and representing
* encourages people to seek medical help and adopt sound hygiene and nutrition.
* enhances advancement of a community as a whole
  - respect, motivation and self-esteem
* family legacy handed down from generation to generation.
* fundamental building block of a lifetime of productivity, learning and fun
  - component of communication
  - issue for the medical profession
  - skill which affects life-long learning skills for individuals
  - that effects our entire community
* gauge of one's language ability.
* gives knowledge and illiteracy depicts ignorance.
* good measure of educational achievement in developing regions.
* has a different meaning when applied to different groups and in different situations
  - special role in guaranteeing the basic citizen competence to everybody
* has a wide range of genres and functions, which are important to teachers and learners
  - and functions, which are important toteachers and learners
  - different meanings and functions for different cultural and linguistic groups
  - far reaching effects on society
* has many definitions for many different people
* impacts health knowledge, health status, and access to health services
  - income level, occupation, education, housing and access to medical care
* includes reading, writing, speaking and listening.
* involves language, and science relies upon it for communication
  - placing numbers into meaningful context in daily living
  - reading skills of a higher order
  - the ability to acquire information and communicate with others
* involves the ability to gain access to written information
  - meaning from print and pictures
  - develop ment of communicative competence in written and oral discourse
  - development of communicative competence in written and oral discourse
  - expression of ideas and the freeing of the spirit
  - interrelatedness of reading and writing
  - use of a language in a variety of contexts
  - using both words and art to communicate messages
* is about communication, and so is understanding
  - recognition, interpretation and communication, relative to the era
  - retaining dignity and self-respect in a lettered world
  - also integral to memory being one of the earliest information storage systems
  - among the oldest means of integrating different cultures
* is an active phenomenon, deeply linked to personal and cultural identity
  - element in the framing of policies related to youth and seniors
  - essential tool for community development and wellness
  - extension of both reading and language
  - important part of all our lives
  - and has been very important to middle-class families in India
* is another form of communication than orality
  - way to assist others and change their lives forever
  - approached as a form of cultural politics rather than a technical skill
  - at least as complex as carpentry
  - based on the number of students completing sixth grade
  - both the cause and effect of development
  - communication of intent and sentiment
  - completely different for someone who is blind or deaf
* is considered a condition for political, economic and social reform
  - disease in the future
  - critical to individual education, employment and personal growth
  - crucial to all aspects of life, public and private
  - essential for success in school and in life
* is essential to function effectively in a democratic society
  - fundamental to success in our knowledge-based society
  - incorporated into all areas of learning
  - integrated into the arts, science, math, social studies and technology
  - key to helping people become self-sufficient and realize their potential
  - mainly a social phenomenon, meant to bind society
* is more than just reading and writing
  - learning to read and write words
  - reading a book and understanding it
  - reciting the alphabet
* is much more than just reading and writing
  - the ability to read and write
* is of central importance to development
  - vital importance to children
  - one thing that only improves with time and experience
* is part of a language, so writing and reading develop alongside speaking and listening
  - language development in literate countries
  - real life concerns and issues in people's lives
  - particularly important for women
  - pivotal to human progress
* is related to age independently of education as well
  - many policy issues
  - said to be the prerequisite of civilization
  - situated, meaningful, text-based interaction with others
* is the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  - interpret, analyze, summarize, relate, and combine ideas
  - read, to write, and to comprehend what is read
* is the ability to read, write, calculate, speak and understand
  - speak English, and compute in everyday life
  - understand, appreciate and use language
  - ability, in language , to make sense and to detect nonsense
* is the basis for all learning
  - of personal power
* is the cornerstone of society
  - the education every child needs and deserves
  - first step on the road to change and development
* is the foundation of academic achievement
  - everything personal, social, economic and political
  - that supports our democracy, economy, culture and communities
  - gateway to education
  - key that unlocks a world of opportunity
* is the key to all learning
  - being able to live and work successfully in today's society
  - increasing the participation of African-American men and boys
  - prosperity, on an individual, family and community basis
  - the success of deaf and hard of hearing students
  - norm among the younger generation
  - path to success and ultimately power
  - they basis for communication in the majority of our society
  - tied to economic success in most cases
* is universal and almost all homes have electricity, telephones, and running water
  - for both women and men
  - used to look at how educated people are, for example how many adults can read and write
  - vital to success in the technology-saturated workplace
* is, for example, a factor in crime prevention and the administration of justice.
* key element in Bible translation.
* learning occurs as young children participate in purposeful and meaningful activities.
* lifelong process of learning how to make meaning from text.
* major issue related to poverty
  - variable influencing health in a variety of ways
* means greater productivity at the family, local and national level
  - knowing how to learn
  - more than being able to read books
* means more than just knowing how to read and write
  - the ability to conceive images
* necessary skill in itself and the foundation of other life skills.
* now means more than the basic ability to read and write.
* occurs in social, economic, political, cultural, family, and religious contexts.
* range of tools that help people help themselves - and their children.
* reflection of the total education experience.
* responsibility of the public sector.
* social, psychological, and linguistic process.
* strongly influences individual and social well-being.
* visual function.
* vital building block in lifelong learning.
+ Human Development Index
  * Literacy is used to look at how educated people are, for example how many adults can read and write. One third of this is the 'gross enrollment ratio', which measures how many of children of schooling age attend school.