Literacy: A Bridge From Misery To Hope!

What is literacy?
Literacy is the capacity to read, view, write, speak and listen in a way that allows you to communicate effectively. The power of literacy reclines not just in the ability to read and write, but in a person’s capacity to apply these skills to effectively connect, interpret and precieve the complexes of the world in which they survive.
The change that the English language has undergone over the years is staggering. The past decade alone has seen students’ literacy collection increased beyond the traditional pillars of reading, comprehension and grammar, to include digital applications.
Literacy relation to Economic Development
Our economy is enriched when learners have higher literacy levels. A creative literacy skill gives way for many more educational and employment opportunities so people can pull themselves out of poverty and underemployment. In this rapidly changing in this technological world, it is essential that we need to continuously expand our knowledge and can acquire new skills in order to keep us with the stride of change.
Literacy is a key skill and a key measure of a population’s education. From ancient view, literacy levels for the world population have grown up rapidly in last couple of centuries. While only 12% of the people in the world could read and write in 1820, today the share has changed the 17% of the world population remains illiterate. Over the last 65 years the global literacy rate increased by 4% every 5 years from 42% in 1960 to 86% in 2015.
The Importance of Literacy

From an individual perspective, a person requires sufficient literacy skills to participate and function happily for contributing to – one’s communities.
A person with adequate literacy skills keeps better health through their ability to understand and explain health information. They are better to communicate clearly with their medical caregivers, and can learn to adopt preventive health practices and detect problems so that they can be treated earlier, or make appropriate choices amongst health care options. They are also good in communicating with their children’s teachers and can also easily help their children with school projects and homework.
From a collective view, a literate community is a active community; a community that exchange ideas, engages in dialogue and is more creative and productive. The sharing of ideas, perspectives and concerns also results to greater levels of mutual understanding and caring, and ultimately a strong community spirit is built.

Ways to support your child’s literacy development.
Children’s inspiration and achievement improves when their parents are involved in their education. There are many things one can do to entertain literacy learning.
• Sharing your knowledge and describing how to use literacy in daily life.
• Motivating your child to read and view a diversity of texts such as newspapers, novels, comics, magazines, websites, email and timetables
• Discussing how texts look different depending on the purpose and audience — for example, text messaging uses different spelling from school projects.
• Telling your favourite authors, producers, directors or illustrators and why you like them?
• Explaining new and unusual words or phrases and exploring these through print and electronic dictionaries
these are some of the ways to support Literacy development in children.

By: Saksham Gupta
Content: https://www.3plearning.com/blog/literacy-important/