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Literacy Skills, Standards for Students and Definitions

(PK-12)

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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

--Alvin Toffler, Rethinking the Future

 

We need to prepare our children for a future that we can’t even describe.

--David Warlick

Literacy

Sunshine State Standards (Florida DOE)

Standards for English Language Arts (NCTE and IRA)
Technology Literacy

National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S)
Information Literacy

Information Literacy: Florida's Library Media/Curriculum Connections (Florida DOE)

See also FINDS: Florida's Research Process Model on the Florida DOE Library Media page with related materials at the SUNLINK site.
Related Materials
An award winning website on the variety of literacies needed in today's world.

What skills are needed for success in the 21st century? The Partnership for 21st Century Skills issued a report after surveying "educators, academics, business leaders and employers to determine a vision for learning in the 21st century, to reach consensus on the definition of 21st century skills, and to develop tools to aid communities in its implementation."

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Definitions of Literacy
One of four categories of skills needed for the 21st century, digital-age literacy includes information literacy, technological literacy, scientific literacy, media literacy, cultural literacy and global awareness, critical literacy, cognitive literacy and visual literacy--each is defined here. Other skills sets are inventive thinking, effective communication and decision making, and quality, state-of-the-art results.
Offers definitions of different types of literacies, describes technologies that support literacy, and provides actions that administrators and teachers can take to use technology more effectively in working with students to improve literacy. From NCREL's Critical Issues series, "offers research, best practices, and resources that support integration of new technologies into literacy instruction."
Expanded definitions, descriptions, examples and discussions for Digital-Age Literacy to include basic literacy, scientific literacy, economic literacy, technological literacy, visual literacy, information literacy, multicultural literacy, global awareness.
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