On 9/2 each class member recorded a preliminary definition for literacy (mine was #10) as follows:
1. Literacy is the ability to read and fully comprehend the material.
2. The act of reading and comprehending words in a given language to gain knowledge to be able to communicate in a given language and comprehend what is being said.
3. Learned ability to manipulate a system of symbols to make or derive meaning that others can understand.
4. It is the ability to read, to write and to use language as an effective tool of communication.
5. In a classroom context, literacy is the ability to read and write and use tools available to access language and learn. In a broader context, literacy is the ability to effectively interact with one's environment to assess information, gain knowledge, and communicate using the various media available (the written page, computer software, etc.).
6. Literacy means an ability to read and write at a basic level that allows a person to participate in our society, hold a job, shop, have a bank account, read documents, and complete forms, etc.
7. Literacy: a thorough understanding and usage of a specific technical pedagogy, i.e., educational literacy, computer literacy, technical literacy.
8. Literacy has many facets, from illiterate (the inability to read Latin or Greek) to advanced literacy, the ability to comprehend and formulate complex ideas through reading and writing. There are those who, not unlike Dan Goleman, speak of multiple literacies (e.g., computer literacy, data literacy, etc.). Literacy, at its most basic, means the ability to function in a complex society on a satisfactory level with reading and writing.
9. The act or ability to comprehend in reading, writing and spoken language.
10. Literacy -- being an effective reader and writer; being able to understand & use language & visuals in a savvy, educated way.
11. Literacy is knowing how to read and write on the most basic level -- but there are all kinds of literacies -- visual, digital, technological, etc. Literacy is thinking about thinking.
12. Literacy is an ability to read, write, and understand the meaning of individual words and the context in which they are used to comprehend the phrase on an intellectual level to be able to discuss them and exchange ideas.
13. The ability to read and write correctly in a particular language with full comprehension of what is being communicated.
14. The ability to access any body of written work that one refers to for various uses, i.e., instructional, informative, or recreational purposes.
15. Literacy is the ability to read and write in order to function in society. There are multiple types of literacy as well as various levels of literacy.
16. Literacy is more than being able to Read, it's about understanding what one reads and internalizing knowledge, and conveying one's understanding (clearly communicating insight and ideas).
17. The ability to interpret symbols accurately.
18. Literacy was thought as merely the ability to read and write. But it involves many other things like comprehension, forming personal and communal identities, and making sense of the world and how it functions.
19. I define literacy as the ability to read and write.
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