Literacy is the act of learning and developing skills. What is interesting is that Literacy and peoples attachment toward it can help inform their social identity(how they interact with the world around them/perceive it). 

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The knowledge and skills needed for a specific activity or topic. There are multiple types of literacy including media, digital/technological, information, etc.

Literacy

Crowther, Maclachan, and Tett(2010). Adult literacy, learning identities and pedagogic
practice. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 29(6), 651-664. Published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2010.524010
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Literacy helping to create Identity Citation

- Media Literacy
- Information Literacy
- Digital Literacy
- Financial Literacy
- Health Literacy 
- Civic Literacy
- Visual Literacy
 - Geo-literacy

Types of Literacy

The theory that every person's interpretation of a work will be different given what life experience they are bringing with them to said text. This creates an ongoing relationship between the reader and the text where the reader's experiences inform the text and then that reading further informs the reader's intpretation. 

Transactional Theory of Reading and Writing

Literacy helping to create Identity

Teaching literacy to an audience of children is beneficial to their mental development. That is why it is important that programs are planned and developed with a young audience in mind. Effective programs include song, Storytime, rhymes, and including parents. 

Early Literacy Program Planning

A research study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of utilizing telepractice versus traditional forms of assessment when testing language and literacy skills, specifically the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS). 

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