literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē 
: the quality or state of being literate
a program to promote adult literacy
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The program is intended to promote adult literacy among people who have had very little schooling.
Their goal is to achieve basic literacy.
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Come for circle time, songs, an art activity, and a literacy take-home project.
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Kevin Spencer, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Given this dearth of knowledge, the two friends decided to team up and start a podcast, Earn Your Leisure, which teaches financial literacy specifically catered to Black audiences who have historically been shut out of financial systems.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The data shows a post-pandemic nose-dive in literacy scores and a widening achievement gap between the nation's highest and lowest learners in math and reading skills.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Immigrants and citizens alike of all ages should be required to pass a constitutional literacy test to maintain a distinct American culture to which all alternatives should be subservient.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Spencer, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Given this dearth of knowledge, the two friends decided to team up and start a podcast, Earn Your Leisure, which teaches financial literacy specifically catered to Black audiences who have historically been shut out of financial systems.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The data shows a post-pandemic nose-dive in literacy scores and a widening achievement gap between the nation's highest and lowest learners in math and reading skills.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Immigrants and citizens alike of all ages should be required to pass a constitutional literacy test to maintain a distinct American culture to which all alternatives should be subservient.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
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literacy
noun
lit·er·a·cy
ˈlit-ə-rə-sē
ˈli-trə-sē
: the quality or state of being literate
computer literacy
especially
: ability to read and write
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