Literacy, what is it??
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The ability to read and understand what has been read.  To understand means to be able to apply that particular gained knowledge to something else.
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I recomend using this as your main point:  \n\nWhat it means to be educated is developing the ability to think critically or critically analyze things.  It does not mean committing to memory every fact you have ever come across.  It means getting acquainted w/ certain fundamentals and understanding and using those skills to PROBLEM SOLVE.  \n\nDefine some terms, Use examples to illustrate, summarize a conclusion and your Done Man!
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Far too many people with very poor literacy skills have access to a computer. Literacy should be like hygiene; practice it every day.
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And your illiteracy is cool because...?
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what about words in the book?
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The general point is to teach literacy, and to help the student learn to communicate in the manner generally prescribed by society.  These days, it's really sad seeing how poorly people communicate.  I see people well over the age of 20 that read and communicate on an elementary school level , and it's really sad.  It makes me appreciate taking the opportunities I took (and continue to take) in developing my education.\n\n     I will agree though, analyzing poems and other literary works can be a pain.  I would much rather read fiction for pleasure than to try to figure out what social statement the author was trying to make.  But the exercise does help you develop your thinking skills.  I guess the best advice I could give is to look at the big picture, absorb what's useful to you, and at least consider the otehr aspects before rejecting them as being unimportant.
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The need for literacy has always been the same, however, for people to actually follow through with becoming, and working with our children to become literate is an increasing problem in our society. more and more people grow up without the literary skills needed to get through life, and really succeed. I read every day to get information, and I am proud of that. I grew up without a television, and all I had was books! I think it should be that way for every child. They spend too much time in front of the T.V. while their brains are just developing and in the most need of literature, and people who are devoted to helping them learn. I love to read, it is the cornerstone of my development, and my future. And we all know, a building won't stand without a cornerstone of sorts! I also know though, there's nothing like hands on experience to help you understand what you read, if possible. It helps children connect the dots so to speak. (I am quite long-winded, lol, but I hope it'll help you out!)
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Do a search for literacy rates and/or national literacy rates. I've had to find the same info once and I got everything I needed and more. If you look a little bit, You can find comparisons of literacy rates to economic levels per nation.
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Why should I say anything?\n\nthere are al kinds of reading materials available.  Why think less of someone who chooses to read newspapers (current events) instead of books on older news or fiction?\n\nThere are good books and useless books.  Someone who spends all their reading time on useless books is not gaining insight on anything of importance.\n\nReading is reading.  Personally I'd rather discuss current events than someone's autobiography.
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Definition \n  Reading readiness is the readiness to profit from beginning reading instruction.\n \n  Also known as:  prereading \nemergent literacy \nearly literacy \n \n \nTerms for reading readiness \n  Over the years, various terms have been used for reading readiness. The "correct" term depends on when and with whom and about whom you use it.\n \n  In these modules, the term used is reading readiness. If this choice is not a good one for you, feel free to substitute one with which you are more comfortable.\n \n  See the Definition submodule above for some of the most common terms.\n \nDescriptions \n  Reading readiness has been described in various ways by reading theorists. Here are some of their descriptions: \n \n  The teachable moment for reading: a point in time when the pupil is ready to learn how to read. (Dechant 1991) \n“A transition extending over several months during which time the child (student) gradually changes from a non-reader to a beginning reader. In this case the readiness program couples the (student's) past learning with new learning and brings the (student), gradually, through the transition." (Clay 1991) \n \nReading readiness in an instructional program \n  Different reading readiness activities are included in all instructional programs. These ongoing activities are designed to teach reading readiness skills. \n \n  Reading readiness is taught separately in some instructional programs. In other instructional programs it is a part of the basic reading and writing instruction. The reading program you have chosen and modified will determine when and how you will handle reading readiness.\n \n  Here are some ways that different instructional programs approach reading readiness: \n \n  Whole language philosophy and interactive whole language include reading readiness as a part of teaching beginning reading. Reading readiness concepts are taught in context as the teacher models reading and writing.\n\nSee:  The whole language instructional program \nWhole language reading readiness \nThe interactive instructional program \n \n\nGudschinsky normally teaches reading readiness skills before learners begin the basic primer.\n\nSee:  The Gudschinsky instructional program\n \n\nMultistrategy incorporates reading readiness into the Multistrategy story track lesson.\n\nSee:  The Multistrategy instructional program\n \n\n \nSources \n  Dechant 1991 \nClay 1991
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Let's deal with the sociopolitical aspects and the educational aspects separately.\n\n"Literate" means you are able to read.  It's possible to be literate in one language but not in another.  Literacy is a critical step to freedom:  you have access to a world full of information and no longer have to accept what others tell you.\n\n"Educated" is a value-loaded term.  That is, what subjects are considered important to know about is a culturally-determined thing.  An educated San tribesman needs to be able to recognise the tracks of two dozen creatures and assess the likelihood of finding water under a dry streambed by fingering a handful of the sand.  A person living in London and looking for work needs to know the things that most Londoners know, in addition to some skills that makes the person employable.  So the definition of "well educated" for an employer recruiting research assistants for the Political Science department of an American university is different from the definition that might be accepted by an employer recruiting a job foreman for a construction site in Nigeria.\n\nWhich brings us to the sociopolitical aspect of your question.  "Well educated" is situation-specific, as I've just described.  However, for employers to have an idea of what an applicant can be expected to know and do, there have to be some generally accepted standards of accomplishment.  That's what credentials are for, and they serve an important purpose in society.  THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DEFINE YOU.  Your credentials are useful for specific purposes, but the richness of your life experience and character isn't expressed by saying you have x educational credential.  Some folks end up a PhD and still don't know how to tie their own shoes or say a kind word to a stranger.
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It would appear you are evenly matched if this question is any indication of your own literacy level.
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English please, Can't answer what I can understand.
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A reading comprehension what?\n\nWhat level? What age is the student? Does the student have learning issues, or is he/she an average learner, or is he/she a fast learner/gifted?\n\nGo to your local school or university to look over available curriculum.
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literacy-foods\nliteracy-fallowers\nliteracy-osomas\nwe get some of them and the bad guys get some of them
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I'd say just keep reading.  Find something you enjoy and isn't too hard for you to read.  After that,  pick something a little more challenging but just as interesting.  Also, there may be literacy volunteers in your area trained to help adults read (for free).  Good Luck.
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I find that when I read, I don't like to think of it as a means to acing a test. I just read for the sake of reading and enhancing my knowledge. Knowing a lot can increase your appreciation for life and see ways to solve problems from different perspectives.