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Literacy

Literacy is traditionally the ability to read and write. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term is also used more broadly to encompass identifying, understanding, interpreting, creating, communicating, and using written information in ways that enable individuals to participate effectively in society and achieve goals.

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Literacy

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Edges334
Triples351
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 47
Literacy → ABC-CLIO, Academic Press, Adult Illiteracy, America, American Education, An Encyclopedia, An Overview, Archived, Barbara, Carman St, Current Situation, Data, David Harman, Education Statistics, Esteban, Ford Foundation, Ghulam, Graff, Guzzetti, Harvey
related to Definition · 34
Literacy → Adult Competencies, Adult Literacy, Also, As, Beliefs, Development, Economic Co-operation, Education Scotland, European Literacy Policy Network, In, Instead, International Assessment, International Literacy Association, International Reading Literacy Study, It, National Assessment, National Literacy Trust, NGOs, OECD, Organisation
has impact · 27
Literacy → Brian Street, Consequently, David Barton, Edinburgh, Exchequer, For, GDP, In, Ireland, Jack Goody, James Paul Gee, Korotayev, Libraries Change Lives Award, Lifelong Learning, Many, National Adult Literacy Agency, Nigeria, Oyo State, Print, Reading
related to Lifespan development and promotion efforts · 21
Literacy → Adult Continuing Education, Advocacy, Continuing, Early Grade Reading Assessment, Education, Efforts, Ethiopia, Funding, Gates Foundation, Global Partnership, India, International Labour Organization, Morocco, National Institute, NGOs, These, UNESCO, USAID, While, World Bank
related to Origins · 18
Literacy → BCE, Between, China, Claus Wilcke, Dominique Charpin, During, Early, Egypt, Indus, Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia, Nonetheless, Old Babylonian, Proto-Cuneiform, Script, Sumerians, The, Though
related to Regional disparities · 17
Literacy → According, Available, Caribbean, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, However, In, Latin America, Most, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Saharan Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia
related to Teaching migrant, immigrant, and non-native users · 17
Literacy → Africa, Although, Catherine Snow, Education, ELLs, English-language, Harvard, Harvard Graduate School, In, LS, Middle East, Other, Recent, Teaching, The TESOL, There, Understanding
related to References · 15
Literacy → Africa, CC-BY-SA IGO, Cross-Case Analysis, Digital Services, Education, Empowerment, Fifty, Licensed, Mobile, Nine Experiences, Reading, Text, This, UNESCO, Women's Hands
related to Medieval and early modern eras · 14
Literacy → Early Modern England, Elaine Treharne, Estimates, Europe, European, European Medieval, Historian Malcolm Parkes, Historian Mark Hailwood, Paper, Post-Antiquity, Since, Southern English, Spain, Western Roman Empire
related to External links · 12
Literacy → Archive, December, Edukey EducationNational Literacy TrustThe, Georgia State UniversityThe Digital, LitBase Archived, Literacy NarrativesLiteracy Assessment Online, National Strategies, November, Numeracy Practices Database, Primary Literacy, UNESCO Literacy PortalUNESCO Effective, Wayback MachineCenter

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Literacyis abroader effort to respond to globalization and0.90text
healthinstance ofcentral role of literacy in responding to sustainable development challenges0.80text
social equalityinstance ofcentral role of literacy in responding to sustainable development challenges0.80text
economic empowermentinstance ofcentral role of literacy in responding to sustainable development challenges0.80text
environmental sustainabilityinstance ofcentral role of literacy in responding to sustainable development challenges0.80text
UNESCOinstance ofAdvocacy groups like the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education have frequently called upon international organizations0.80text
the International Labour Organizationinstance ofAdvocacy groups like the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education have frequently called upon international organizations0.80text
the World Health Organizationinstance ofAdvocacy groups like the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education have frequently called upon international organizations0.80text
and the World Bank to prioritize support for adult women's literacyinstance ofAdvocacy groups like the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education have frequently called upon international organizations0.80text
womeninstance ofparticularly for marginalized groups0.80text
rural populations.The World Bankinstance ofparticularly for marginalized groups0.80text
along with the UNESCO Institute for Statisticsinstance ofparticularly for marginalized groups0.80text

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