Literacy Definition

Literacy is much more than simply reading and writing. Literacy is the basis for all content area learning and without a strong understanding of literacy and what it includes, content area learning is very difficult. There are many aspects of literacy and outside factors that effect literacy learning. Sound letter relationships, morphology, phonological awareness, concepts of print, and genre knowledge are all necessary aspects of beginning to learn to read. Outside factors such as motivation, home life, access to literature, and ability all play a role in literacy learning as well. Literacy is being able to read, write, understand, and comprehend different genres of literature in a school setting as well as in your day-to-day life outside of a school.