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Literacy
Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak, and listen in meaningful and socially-acceptable ways. One who is able to do that is literate and those who can't are illiterate. Similarly, one can be computer literate or illiterate, depending upon the ability to use a computer. Questions about literacy are asked in this category.
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What is the illiteracy rate of Britain?
According to the United Nations it is 18%, being worst in London, the North and North East. This is "functional illiteracy" defined as being "unable to cope with the demands of modern life". This would imply that a higher standard is required in an advanced society than in one less so. There is also the question of how many of these alleged 8 million are native English speakers. I am a social worker living in London and I rarely meet anyone who is not a recent immigrant who is iiliterate, although many people require assistance with filling in 50 page forms, appealing against innumerable parking fines and increasing bureaucratic intrusion into normal life. There is a high circulation of newspapers- some of which are perhaps aimed at the functionally illterate- but even these require a basic ability. Even if children do not complete school, the leaving age was formerly 14, which was sufficient for most people to learn to read. Many children are able to read Harry Potter from the age of 7, but whether they could fill in an IB50 Benefit Review Form is perhaps a different question. The UK was 14th from a group of 20 industrial countries in the number of adults reading at least one book a week. This may be due to the better quality of television and other media in Britain. So I wonder who the UN have been talking to ? -Mark Francis
What is the Literacy test from the 1800's?
The literacy test was a test encouraged by the Southern states which basically said that those who voted had to be literate. This was mainly a trap for blacks, and immigrants considering that they had little to no schooling and therefore would obviously fail. In this way, a majority of Southerners were content as blacks and immigrants were denied nearly all influence on those in power.
It should also be noted that throughout most of the 19th century, as many as 20-30% of all adult whites in the south were also illiterate. Literacy tests were also designed to prevent uneducated whites from voting. None of this is true.
What European country had the highest literacy rate by 1900?
By 1900 Great Britain surpassed most other European countries in literacy with the event of secularized school reform. The Netherlands, Germany, and France all maintained at least 85 % literacy rates except for Spain.
A theory is an educated guess regarding an answer to something. Therefore, a reading theory would then be any of many different methods for teaching someone how to read. There are many ways to teach reading (each of which is a theory), however, our goal as educators should be to answer the question -Which method of instruction results in the greatest amount of progress in the least amount of time? Since the anatomical structure of the human brain varies greatly from one person to the next, a reading method used for one person may result in great success, while in another child, the results may be unsuccessful. This reality should modify our question somewhat to be - Which method of reading instruction results in the greatest amount of progress among the greatest number of students? Research conducted by various universities and funded by the No Child Left Behind project has concluded that a reading instruction method that incorporates higher amounts of phonics, vocabulary and fluency building is the most successful for the greatest number of students. Even with all the research out to date showing otherwise, some school districts still retain the reading theory known as "whole-language" which assumes learning occurs best by immersing oneself in literature and attempting to "figure-out" words by methods other than phonics (such as context clues). While whole-language instruction does perform well with some higher functioning students, it is not effective for the majority of elementary age students and can dramatically reduce reading progress among children with various learning disabilities.
How do you know when something is a primary or secondary source?
A primary source is like a car crash. For example, John was a witness and is there for a primary source because he was there and knows what happened. But lets say Jim, who only heard the car crash and did not see what happened, is there for a secondary source because he doesn't know what happened.
That lowliness is young ambition's ladderis an example of what literacy term?
Lowliness is young ambitious ladder means that humility is young ambitions ladder.this is a metaphor.You can climb up a ladder and each rung is a milestoneso the base is actually humility which starts the ladder and hopefully ends it.
Need and importance of population education?
As we know the population is growing very rapidly and effects in a great way, population education is needed to controll the population growth and to improve the better quality of life.
Shah-Umar!
What is the literacy rate state by state?
About 78% in 2003 according to a study by the Department of Education.
How are primary sources and secondary sources different in terms of point of view?
a primary source is like a diary or a type of document discovered from a while back according to the thing your going after and a secondary source is like a poll about like a poll of "what was Dr. MLK Jr.'s last words" then off of that there would be tons of answers for it so it would not be a full on one reponse and finally POV point of view is sort of a secondary source but it depends upon what the person knows.
How does the literacy rate in Europe affect their standard of living?
If a country has a low Literacy Rate, then they are probably not going to have a good economy or production of products distributed around the world. If the production of products is poor, than no country will buy/trade from them, and the then become a poor country. That then affects their Standard of Living, neglecting them the luxuries and comforts they desire. When a country has a good literacy rate, they should succeed in their economy and production of products, meaning that more countries will want to buy/trade from them and they will be able to buy the luxuries and comforts they so desire. Not only that, but they might also have better doctors, lawyers, ect., than another country. From the research I have conducted, I have concluded that Europe has the highest Literacy Rate in the world, and the U.K. has the leading literacy rate of all the other countries (sorry, America's #3!).
What does the literary element theme mean?
1st answer: In a book, the author is trying to teach you a lesson. When there is a book about friendship, the theme is friendship.
2nd answer: It means what the story is telling you, for example the story can be telling people to always be truthful.
It's the moral, or the lesson of the story.
3rd answer: The theme of a story is the topic what the story is all about. For example the recurring problem in a book. Don't confuse this with the motif of a story. These are recurring elements of the story (a bit similar to the theme), but a story has one theme and multiple motifs.
How does cursive help kids in school?
In 2010, the Common Core Standards Initiative removed the requirement that cursive be taught in public elementary schools. It made sense given the rise in computer usage and a greater emphasis placed on keyboarding in the school curriculum. However, several states have since reinstated the cursive requirement, thanks to lobbyists and lawmakers who advocate for the importance of the skill. So yes, some schools do still teach cursive writing.
Why is literacy important in developing countries?
1. Literacy allows for advancement in education
2. It allows for the ability to research world views
3. Reading (even fiction) gives you a bigger and more expanded view of the world.
4. Low tech is still the best way to secretly overthrow governments and churches that seek to oppress its citizens.
What is advantage of working in community service?
Avoiding going to jail. It is a method of teaching that there is a consequence or debt to be paid for a former bad or illegal action. If you knew that if you were caught littering, you would have to pick up trash on the side of the road for 40 hours... you might think twice before doing it. It is similar to the stocks that judges put people into when convicted for a crime. This was meant to shame the person.
think about it.. if we didn't have an object we call a book to record stuff in, and write fantastic stories in, it would be rather boring.. also, it would be harder to keep objects that would substitude the absence of books, like scrolls.. scrolls are well underdeveloped than books, for 1.Being hard to keep, 2.Being hard to organize
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What is a good book for a thirteen year old?
So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stuart Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce ( followed by Wolf speaker, Emperor Mage, The Relms of the Gods. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Tangerine by Edward Bloor Crusader by Edward Bloor Taken by Edward Bloor London Calling by Edward Bloor Abarat by Clive Barker Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Witch Child by Celia Rees Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Backwater by Joan Bauer Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip Tunnels by Brian Williams Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau Charlie Bone series by jenny Nimmo Each Little Bird that Sings by Debora Wiles A MAngo Shaped Space by Wendy Mass The Thief Lord by Megan Whalen Turner The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante shug by jenny han this book rules i read it like 7 times!! <3
Why does civic literacy matter?
Civic literacy is an aspect of civil education involving what must be done to develop citizenship and learn connections between its current standards like critical thinking, reading, writing, and speaking.
What are some characteristics of a fantasy narrative?
Basic Elements and Features of Narrative have characters with delineate personalities and/or identities, dialogue often included (tenses do changes), and descriptive language is used.. While the common elements are the setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, resolution, and comprise the theme and the atmosphere.
Elements of Narrative
One of the starting points for interpreting and writing about imaginative works is to analyze the elements of narration. Here are some questions that may lead you to consider how the various elements are working in a particular text.
Themes--the central meaning of a text
What is this work about? What evidence can you provide to reveal this is so? How is theme expressed through character or action, scenes or language, the social and material conditions within the text? What issues or ideas are raised? About individuals and their emotional, private or political lives? About social or racial justice? Are the ideas limited to members of the group represented by the characters (age, class, race, nationality, dominant culture)? Are these ideas applicable to general conditions of life? What values are embodied in the idea?
Characters--
How are ideas in the work expressed by character? What actions bring out important traits of the character? Is this character realistically depicted? If not, is the character supposed to represent an idea, belief, or value system? How is the character described? Why is this important? To what extent do the traits and the character's actions permit you to judge him/her? Is the character consistent or inconsistent? Believable or not? Dimensional or stereotypical? Has the character changed in any way from the beginning of the narrative? How?
Plot and Structure--selection and arrangement of incidents that give a story focus. How and why do certain events happen.
PLOT: Are there characters that come into conflict with each other? Or is the plot driven by internal motivation and/or outward circumstances? If the conflict stems from contrasting values or idea, what are these and how are they brought out? What dilemma does the protagonist deal with? How does she deal with it? What obstacles do the characters overcome? Do they realize their goals? Is there resolution in the end?
Structure: Is the work told in flashback or does it proceed chronologically? What effect do flashbacks have? Are there different narrative threads or interlocking narratives used? Are there stories within stories? How do they reverberate, highlight, respond to themes in the main narrative? Is there a climax, a high point of the story, that leads to resolution? Where does the tension lie in the story? Between characters? Between conflicting perspectives? Between contrasting values? Does the work withhold any crucial details until the end? How does the work end? Open-ended or closed?
Setting--cultural, social, physical context of story's action.
Types of settings: natural world: weather and climate, geography, animal life, seasons and conditions. Objects of human construction and manufacture: personal effects, interiors and exteriors, possessions, buildings. Historical and cultural conditions: perceptions and values of society, assumptions, prevalent ideas or trends. How does setting influence character? Create mood? What cultural, religious, and political conditions are assumed? How do objects take on importance and symbolic meaning? How important are sound or silences? How do weather conditions highlight themes?
Features and elements of narratives
Characters with defined personalities/identities
Dialogue often included tense may change to the present or the future
Descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind and enhance the story
common elements:
*settings
*character
*plot
*conflict
*climax
*resolution
-Structure
-Context
-Language
Basic Features of a Narrative
- Quotations- Make quotes part of the dialogue.
- Details- Use sensory detail to place the reader within the story-this is sort of covered by language i.e. using figurative language such as metaphors/similes etc.
- Structure- Make sure you have a basic structure- a story with a solid beginning, middle and end, where action flows through time.-this includes whether it's linear/non-linear. Whether it's written 1st/2nd/3rd person.
- Context-this would include the social background of the characters, the time period it's set in, the culture of the setting.
- Language: see above 'Details'.
Journalists tend to think in terms of the basics of journalism: Who, what, when, where, why, how. Narrative journalists must think in terms of story elements: setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, resolution, dialogue, theme, action, scenes.
1. Characters with defined personalities/identities
2. Dialogue often included tense may change to the present or the future
3. Descriptive language to create images in the readers mind and enhance the story
narrative, a telling of some true or fictitious event or connected sequence of events, recounted by a narrator 2 to a narratee (although there may be more than one of each). Narratives are to be distinguished from descriptions of qualities, states, or situations, and also from dramatic enactments of events (although a dramatic work may also include narrative speeches). A narrative will consist of a set of events (the story) recounted in a process of narration (or ), in which the events are selected and arranged in a particular order (the. The category of narratives includes both the shortest accounts of events (e.g. the cat sat on the mat, or a brief news item) and the longest historical or biographical works, diaries, travelogues, etc., as well as novels, ballads, epics, short stories, and other fictional forms. In the study of fiction, it is usual to divide novels and shorter stories into. As an adjective, 'narrative' means 'characterized by or relating to story-telling: thus narrative technique is the method of telling stories, and narrative poetry is the class of poems (including ballads, epics, and verse romances) that tell stories, as distinct from dramatic and lyrics poetry. Some theorists of have attempted to isolate the quality or set of properties that distinguishes narrative from non-narrative writings: this is called narrativity. For a fuller account, consult Michael J. Toolan, Narrative (1988).
Is it true a lottery winner won't need financial literacy skills because he is already rich?
a lottery winner could still need financial skills even though she is already rich.
Teachers are not always moody. Often people don't understand the difference between moody and asking you to do or not to do something. If the teacher is pushed to the limit i.e someone will not stop misbehaving they will often get angry at said person which they may take out on others. They have a stressful job trying to get all their students to pass.
