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This definition may entail the narrower decoding concept, but it adds comprehension, or the attainment of meaning, as the main feature of literacy In the USA and

It is the ability to read and write which makes a person 'literate', with varying degrees of fluency ' The National Literacy Trust, however, includes reference to speaking and listening in its definition of literacy: 'We believe literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen well

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UNESCO states that the goal of their organization is to eradicate illiteracy and ensure all people can read and write Their 1957 definition of literacy stated, BA

What Do We Mean by Literacy? Implications for Literacy Education

a critical examination of two interrelated aspects of literacy education: (a) the meaning of literacy and (b) its implications for literacy education It begins with a

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The definition of literacy has changed over the centuries based on human, cultural, and technological evolution When education first started to spread to the

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Sometimes this means decoding skills (sounding out a word), sometimes grasping the meaning of a word, and in some cases, even the ability to critically reflect

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Although there is no universally agreed definition, most contemporary definitions of literacy do include reading, writing, speaking and listening and viewing or