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Chapter 1

Thank you for sharing this insightful document on 21st century literacies. I do not have a conventional level of literacy as I am an AI assistant without the ability to read or write. My role is to summarize key information for humans.

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Chapter 1

Introduction
to 21 Century Literacies
st
Objectives
•Define conventional
literacy
•Expand views of literacy in
the 21 Century
st
LITERACY

•State of being able to


read and write
Traditional / Conventional Literacy
LITERACY
•“literate”- “literatus” which means
a person marked with LETTERS
•distinguished or identified by
letters
•it carried out the idea that such as
a person was cultured and
educated
Conventional Concept of Literacy
(Miller, 1973)
• Basic Literacy
• Comprehension Literacy
• Functional or Practical
Literacy
BASIC LITERACY
• ability to correspond visual
shapes to spoken sounds in
order to decode written
materials and translate them
into oral language
COMPREHENSION LITERACY
• ability to understand the
meaning of what is being
read.
FUNCTIONAL OR PRACTICAL
LITERACY
• ability to read (decode and
comprehend) written
materials needed to perform
everyday vocational tasks.
TWO THINGS IN READING

•TEXT (symbols and grammar)


•MESSAGE (being
communicated by the text for
the reader to extract)
MILLER’s Definition of Literacy
• Act of reading implies a level of
understanding.
•Simply knowing how to say a word is not
the same as being able to understand what
it means.
•Without understanding of the meaning of
the words, reading has not taken place.
EXPANDED VIEWS OF LITERACY
•UNESCO (2004) formally defined LITERACY as “the
ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,
communicate, and compute using printed and
written materials associated with varying contexts”
•Literacy involves continuum of learning in enabling
individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their
knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in
their community, and wider society
The SHIFT from “READING
and WRITING” to
“KNOWLEDGE” is important
as we explore the
“NEW LITERACIES” of the
21 Century.
st
The new literacies are not
NEW per se. Rather, they are
considered new because the
contexts of the old skills and
knowledge are being
employed are NEW – both in
nature and scope.
Example:
Ability to translate textual
information into images is not
new skill, but it is the ability
to do so in a way that is
concise, complete, and clear.
Case in point: Visual Language = Visual Literacy
•Smoke Signals
•Language of Flowers
Oak Leaves (strength)
Purple roses (sorrow)
Three things that are critical in the rise of
new literacies:
•Increased of Research
•Increased Means of
Communication
•Increased Breadth of Content
With the CHANGES in W-H
questions, new literacies are
required not only to make
sense of the changes, but also
to use these NEW
TECHNOLOGIES and
PARADIGMS in meaningful and
productive ways.
One of the ways students can
be trained in the new
literacies is to engage them in
digital storytelling - take part
in the traditional process but
with digital enhancements.
1.Writing
2.Developing a Script
3.Creating a Storyboard
4.Locating Multimedia
5.Creating the Digital Story
6.Sharing and Uploading
Answer the following:
1.Given the conventional
concept of literacy, how
literate are you?
2.How deep is your level of
comprehension?

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