basically, if you have a lack of literacy you are partially disconnected of the world
Literacy and illiteracy
literacy
what is the importance of literacy
People with low literacy skills may not be able to:
use the internet.
read instructions on medicines
fill out a form
make sense of a bus or train timetable
understand price labels
understand road signs
read a book or newspaper
When does literacy start?
it starts with the young children, since the moment they born.
Educators focus really hard in the development of the reading and writing process
students begin to learn
how to communicate effectively
how to construct meaning from various kinds of text and
how to acquire information, evaluate it, and ethically use it
the rules of language
Is the ability to read and write
Alberta Education defines literacy as the ability, confidence and willingness to engage with language to acquire, construct and communicate meaning in all aspects of daily living.
illiteracy
what are the causes of illiteracy
Learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dysorthographia, etc
Difficult living conditions, including poverty
Lack of books at home and lack of stimulation as to the importance of reading;
Parents with little schooling;
what is its impact in the world?
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) conducted a study of illiteracy among adults in the United States in 2003
Fourteen percent of the adult population had below-basic skills in reading and understanding prose texts,
some 93 million people, ranked at the below-basic or basic level in their reading skills.
the inability to read or write.
