Definition of Literacy

I think we can safely assume that most people would define literacy as the ability to read and write. I also think that we (everyone in TE 402) would agree that there's so much more to it than that but it's hard to put into words. Literacy is not only the ability to read and write but it's the ability to communicate an idea overall whether it be reading out loud, giving a speech, or writing a story. There's also concepts of print, book genres, morphology, phonological awareness,fluency, vocabulary, spelling, sight words and a plethora of other aspects to literacy. It's such a complex thing. To me, being literate is to be aware and recognize each aspect I just listed. If one excels at each, they are sure to be considered literate without a doubt.