What is literacy?

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July 17, 2024

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Literacy is learning to read and write letters, then to be able to read and write words, sentences and simple texts.

For alpha students, learning through explicit instruction is complicated because they cannot read and often have low language levels. On top of that, they have often only been to school for a short time, so so-called school skills are also new to these learners. For example, they cannot take notes and will not understand grammar rules. In Western education, rules are often an important tool for learning a language.

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The importance of literacy

People who cannot read and write experience difficulties in everyday tasks. Learn more about the importance of literacy in this article.

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Literacy and second language acquisition.

You read these letters and know what sounds go with them, and vice versa, when you hear spoken language, you can convert sounds to letters. This is a skill...

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What do we mean by illiterate?

In articles and conversations about literacy, the terms illiterate, low-literate and otherwise illiterate are often used. The difference between these...