Literacy
noun
The ability to read and write.
The literacy rate in some countries is very high.
Often appears as...
- literacy rate
- achieve literacy
noun
Knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge.
Her computer literacy is quite impressive.
Often appears as...
- computer literacy
- financial literacy
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Approving
Technical
noun
The quality or state of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field.
She has a high level of literacy in mathematics.
Often appears as...
- mathematical literacy
- scientific literacy
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Academic
noun
The ability to read and write.
The literacy rate in some countries is very high.
Often appears as...
- literacy rate
- achieve literacy
noun
Knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge.
Her computer literacy is quite impressive.
Often appears as...
- computer literacy
- financial literacy
Usage tips
Approving
Technical
noun
The quality or state of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field.
She has a high level of literacy in mathematics.
Often appears as...
- mathematical literacy
- scientific literacy
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Use
Literacy is a term universal in importance, relevant for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Efforts to improve literacy can transform communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Basis for Learning
Reading and writing are foundational skills that support learning in all subjects.
You need good literacy to study history effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Progress
Literacy rate often reflects a country's educational and economic development.
A high literacy rate shows development in the education sector.
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Use
Literacy is a term universal in importance, relevant for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Efforts to improve literacy can transform communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Basis for Learning
Reading and writing are foundational skills that support learning in all subjects.
You need good literacy to study history effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Progress
Literacy rate often reflects a country's educational and economic development.
A high literacy rate shows development in the education sector.
Pro Tip 1/3Widespread Use
Literacy is a term universal in importance, relevant for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Efforts to improve literacy can transform communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Basis for Learning
Reading and writing are foundational skills that support learning in all subjects.
You need good literacy to study history effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicator of Progress
Literacy rate often reflects a country's educational and economic development.
A high literacy rate shows development in the education sector.
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
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How to understand power...
which brings us finally to what you can do to become more powerful in public life. Here, it's useful to think in terms of literacy. Your challenge is to learn how to read power and write power. To read power means to pay attention to as many texts of power as you can. I don't mean books only.
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The nightmare videos of...
we can actually start to at least begin that process. And so when you talk about legibility and digital literacy, I find it difficult to imagine that we need to place the burden of digital literacy on users themselves. But whose responsibility is education in this new world?
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Do schools kill...
who found a talent. And my contention is, all kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them, pretty ruthlessly. So I want to talk about education, and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy,
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Finding the transformativ...
visual literacy for small children you know because I believe education would be the only thing they'll help us survive understanding or heritage understand your history and actually being able to continue a project of history of civilization in the world
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Why giving away our...
You should look at, what was your goal? How are you trying to uplift nutrition and survival and literacy so these countries can take care of themselves, and say wow, this is going well, and be smarter. We can spend aid smarter. It is not all a panacea.
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History vs. Che Guevara...
helped established universal education, and organized volunteer literacy brigades that raised Cuba's literacy rate to 96%, still one of the highest in the world. Which allowed the government to control what information everyone received.
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How I learned to read --...
the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank. Everybody was taking blood money. So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine. Financial literacy really did rule the world, and I was a child slave to it following the bad guy.
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Bill Gates: COVID-19 has...
you think is the most important one that we you know where would you love to start to talk about this well as you say in most years the reduction in malnutrition the reduction in childhood death uh the increase in literacy rates
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Where did Russia come...
while residents of some cities enjoyed great culture, literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
Video examples
How to understand power...
which brings us finally to what you can do to become more powerful in public life. Here, it's useful to think in terms of literacy. Your challenge is to learn how to read power and write power. To read power means to pay attention to as many texts of power as you can. I don't mean books only.
Video examples
The nightmare videos of...
we can actually start to at least begin that process. And so when you talk about legibility and digital literacy, I find it difficult to imagine that we need to place the burden of digital literacy on users themselves. But whose responsibility is education in this new world?
Video examples
Do schools kill...
who found a talent. And my contention is, all kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them, pretty ruthlessly. So I want to talk about education, and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy,
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
visual literacy for small children you know because I believe education would be the only thing they'll help us survive understanding or heritage understand your history and actually being able to continue a project of history of civilization in the world
Video examples
Why giving away our...
You should look at, what was your goal? How are you trying to uplift nutrition and survival and literacy so these countries can take care of themselves, and say wow, this is going well, and be smarter. We can spend aid smarter. It is not all a panacea.
Video examples
History vs. Che Guevara...
helped established universal education, and organized volunteer literacy brigades that raised Cuba's literacy rate to 96%, still one of the highest in the world. Which allowed the government to control what information everyone received.
Video examples
How I learned to read --...
the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank. Everybody was taking blood money. So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine. Financial literacy really did rule the world, and I was a child slave to it following the bad guy.
Video examples
Bill Gates: COVID-19 has...
you think is the most important one that we you know where would you love to start to talk about this well as you say in most years the reduction in malnutrition the reduction in childhood death uh the increase in literacy rates
Video examples
Where did Russia come...
while residents of some cities enjoyed great culture, literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
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Steph McGovern
English Journalist
Business leaders regularly complain that young people don't leave school with the right skills. Encouraging young people to be entrepreneurs makes the connection between school and the world of work, teaching them about practical thinking, team-work, communication and financial literacy.
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Hugh Mackay
Australian Scientist
Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.
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Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest market opportunities. And that's a huge thing. Solve hunger, literacy and energy problems, get the gratitude of the world and become a billionaire in the process.
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Zoe Quinn
American Artist
Making accessible games opens up the world of digital play to people living with disability, or even simply people who lack the literacy of an intimidating twin-stick controller.
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Jenna Bush
American Celebrity
I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.
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Ken Robinson
English Educator
Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is.
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Grace Slick
American Musician
Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
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Thomas Steinbeck
American Writer
The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.
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John W. Rogers, Jr.
American Businessman
Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
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Steph McGovern
English Journalist
Business leaders regularly complain that young people don't leave school with the right skills. Encouraging young people to be entrepreneurs makes the connection between school and the world of work, teaching them about practical thinking, team-work, communication and financial literacy.
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Hugh Mackay
Australian Scientist
Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.
Quote examples
Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest market opportunities. And that's a huge thing. Solve hunger, literacy and energy problems, get the gratitude of the world and become a billionaire in the process.
Quote examples
Zoe Quinn
American Artist
Making accessible games opens up the world of digital play to people living with disability, or even simply people who lack the literacy of an intimidating twin-stick controller.
Quote examples
Jenna Bush
American Celebrity
I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.
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Ken Robinson
English Educator
Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is.
Quote examples
Grace Slick
American Musician
Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
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Thomas Steinbeck
American Writer
The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.
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John W. Rogers, Jr.
American Businessman
Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.
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