What+is+Literacy?

= = =__What is Literacy?__      A traditional approach to literacy focuses on students’ abilities to read and write. However, with a focus on 21st Century Learning, students must now equally develop literacy skills that relate to listening, viewing, thinking, speaking, reading, writing, and expressing through multiple systems.            <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> In Asheboro City Schools a focus in grades 6 through 12 continues to be multiple literacy development for all students. At this level students are exposed to literacy strategies that are applicable and beneficial in all content areas. Students have the opportunity to have regular practice with strategies in order to take ownership of them and apply the skills they have learned in multiple settings for various uses and ultimately transfer into their daily lives. <span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #5600ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #4e00ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="DISPLAY: block; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">    =