tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389327209228086486.post1915175089181658551..comments2009-12-15T14:30:28.594-08:00Comments on The World of Learning: Being literate.Ying-Sinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065930576338389612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389327209228086486.post-12017557970164073822009-10-26T20:43:08.025-07:002009-10-26T20:43:08.025-07:00Yes, I think that this brings up a good point abou...Yes, I think that this brings up a good point about expanded definitions of literacy -- what isn't considered to be a literacy given our expanded definitions? Hang in there with me while we catch the LS folks up on the literacy readings! This is all new for most of them...Kylie Pepplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112256938128354057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4389327209228086486.post-81471289559831889702009-10-13T05:28:36.477-07:002009-10-13T05:28:36.477-07:00Thanks, Ying Sin! (I'm with you about being a...Thanks, Ying Sin! (I'm with you about being asked to think about "what is literacy" about five billion times already.) You bring up some great points, and I can't stop thinking about your Grandmother. Perhaps thinking of literacies, rather than one literacy, is the best way to deal with these situations. She is certainly literate in communication skills, in speech, and oral communication. But she could certainly "pick up" another literacy of reading and writing if she found value?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620800340366649931noreply@blogger.com