What is literacy? What is advanced literacy? How is literacy changing? What forms of literacy will be most important in the future and which forms will be less important than they have been in the past?

Think, Pair, Share

“Literacy is the ability to identify, understand interpret, create, communicate, and compute using printed and written material associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society.”

Unesco

So….define Literacy?

1. Digital Literacy- Cognitive skills that are used in executing tasks in digital environments

2. Computer Literacy- Ability to use a computer and software

 3. Media Literacy- Ability to think critically about different types of media

 4. Information Literacy-Ability to evaluate, locate, identify, and effectively use info

5. Technology Literacy- The ability to use technology effectively in several different ways

6. Political Literacy- Knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in political matters

7. Cultural Literacy- The knowledge of one's own culture

8. Multicultural Literacy- The knowledge and appreciation of other cultures

9. Visual Literacy- The ability to critically read images

- See more at: http://digitalis.nwp.org/resource/5066#sthash.m00Oz9Jj.dpuf

Different types of literacy

Types of Texts

As long as a person

is able to re-read,

analyze, visualize,

ask questions,

relate it to real life,

talk about it and

think about it…it is a

TEXT!

• Words on a page

• Words on a scree

• Spoken word poetry

• Screen plays

• Movies

• Audio books

• Text messages

• Blogs

• Podcast

• Instant message

• Social media

Split Screen Love

•What does it do?•How does it work?•Do something useful and interesting with it (advanced literacy)

So what is literacy? In three steps:

As a group…

•What types of literacy do we see, here? How is each ‘step’ to literacy represented?

•What things would you need to be literate in to make use of or fully appreciate each sample?

•Which sample best illustrates basic literacy? Why?

•Which sample best illustrates advanced literacy? Why?

Instructions by IKEA

How does this apply to literature?

• Modeling (someone who is literate walks you through it)

• Structured Practice (once you’ve been told how, you do it yourself, getting help if you need it)

• Exposure (you use it... a lot... and become better and better with it)