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    what knowledge they could bring to the table. Having read the questions beforehand‚ I was slightly nervous that we would actually find something to talk about. This class has been a slight struggle in just trying to differentiate between “teaching literacy‚” which is something that all of the English students do all the time‚ and finding ways to “focus

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    Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level".[1] Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense‚ meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language. Foreigners who cannot read and write in the native language where they live may also be considered functionally illiterate. Contents   [hide]  1 Characteristics 2 Links with poverty and

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    great emphasis on how women look. These beauty standards‚ largely proliferated through the media‚ have drastic impacts on young women and their body images. Arielle Cutler ’11‚ through a Levitt grant‚ spent the summer evaluating the efficacy of media literacy programs as a remedy to this vicious cycle. Put simply‚ the beauty ideal in American culture is: thin. “Large populations of ‘average’ girls do not demonstrate clinically diagnosable eating disorders—pathologies that the culture marks as extreme

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    on them. Being able to discuss your thoughts between many different people using your life and knowledge as a baseline. Critically literate citizens challenge thoughts by advocating as well as being active in their government. An activist uses literacy to critically understand and challenge social and political power. Activist’s enjoy collaborating with other groups to change attitudes‚ policies‚ and laws. They use and interpret language to challenge and shape themselves and institutions. Illegal

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    metaphors of literacy‚ and the three literacy metaphors are adaptation/survival‚ power and grace/enrichment. From the reading‚ I know that literacy develops in different societies‚ and the literacy develops differently in each society. By each of the metaphors that Scribner discussed were referring to how literacy can be used in the society. The author said literacy has an essence‚ and I agree because literacy present atmosphere in all social classes. According to the article‚ literacy as adaptation/survival

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    of groups. And reading allows you the opportunity to write and empower others. As Dr. Suess said‚ “the more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go.” Pi Beta Phi’s Read > Lead > Achieve literacy program helps over a million students‚ young and old‚ learn to read every year. Not only are students learning to read but the Pi Phi’s are learning to give back. The volunteerism and service Phi’s lend to the Read > Lead > Achieve program is motivating

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    ratios. An Indian district that experienced a one standard deviation increase in inflows experienced an increase in literacy of about 1%‚ and a decrease in percent engaged in agriculture of almost 6%. A district in Pakistan with a one standard deviation increase in inflows saw its literacy rate increase by 0.8% and its percent male decrease by 0.25%. Outflows‚ on the other hand‚ decreased literacy levels in India and Pakistan. Outflows from India also tended to decrease percent male and increase percent engaged

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    In the article‚ “Literacy Practices‚” the authors‚ David Barton‚ and Mary Hamilton analyze literacy on not just a level of reading‚ and writing but how it is implemented‚ used‚ and affected by our daily lives. The authors see literacy as more of a social practice than just an ability that is gained. Barton and Hamilton use several propositions as a framework to build their argument. According to the authors literacy is best understood as a set of social practices. These literacy practices can be

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    Normal University Cebu City‚ Philippines Abstract: The study assessed the implementation of the alternative learning system program along provision of life skills‚ increased literacy and quality of living. It was revealed that the provision of life skills was attained to a great extent. The program was able to increase literacy as evident in the successful passers of the alternative learning system accreditation and equivalency (ALS A&E) test. After completion of the program‚ the ALS passers improved

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    Taking a Blue Book Exam is a Social Practice According to Literacy Practices by David Barton and Mary Hamilton‚ literacy is a social practice. To explain this‚ Barton and Hamilton point out literacy is how people discuss and interpret written text. Literacy practices are described to us by Barton and Hamilton as “in the simplest sense literacy practices are what people do with literacy” (8). Literacy practices eventually lead to literacy events which are defined as “observable episodes which arise

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