Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eA853A920968; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 00:03:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 00:03:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <005501c04942$3d963fe0$47b18dcf@ncia.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: woods@ncia.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3234] RE: What is Literacy? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1328 Lines: 34 Marsha Tait wrote: > The ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently, to compute and > solve problems, and to use technology in order to become a life-long learner > and to be effective in the family, in the workplace and in the community. Thanks Marsha. A couple questions. How would you define "proficiently?" How is it measured? What level of problem-solving might be expected for literacy. I could think of a range from tieing a shoe to computing orbital velocities. Surely, it's somewhere inbetween. Also, what sort of technology do you refer to? Computers? Of course, a pencil is also a sort of technology. I have been trying to identify things that a person can do that demonstrates literacy. For instance a person might demonstrate literacy if she or he: 1. can read and understand a newspaper article. 2. can pass a GED test. 3. fill out a job application. 4. follow a written recipe. 5. read and order from a menu. 6. fill out an order form and compute a total price for items purchased. 7. make change. 8. write a friendly letter. 9. find a location on a map and give directions to find it. 10. use a bus or train or other similar schedule effectively. Might anyone have suggestions for the list? Or is there another approach to defining literacy that's significantly different? Thank you, Tom Woods
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