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Literacy in the Modern World

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February 20, 2014

Recently, my mind has been bombarded with ideas and thoughts around literacy. How is it defined in a modern, technology-based world? How do current changes affect the way literacy should be taught in the classroom? I was lucky enough to find a twitter chat, #ntchat, focusing on literacy this week. It was a great opportunity …

Has Literacy Been Redefined?

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February 19, 2014

Thinking about the definition of literacy, it is easy to find the meaning in the dictionary explained as: “The ability to read and write.” You could think that this is correct, as reading and writing could define someone who is literate, but does literacy encompass more than simply reading and writing? How do you define …