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National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) - Definition of Literacy - 1 views

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literacy definition

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  • Literacy is the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential.
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Does texting hurt writing skills? - TimesDaily: Archives - 1 views

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technology decline literacy texting

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  • "I work at the school's writing center and I would suspect that some of the mistakes I see in writing assignments are text related," Cleveland said.
  • "Cursive writing is always going to be a needed skill," he said. "The argument by those who've done away with it say it's an art form, not needed in everyday life. I would dispute that because there are jobs such as (postal carriers) whereby people have got to be able to read cursive."
  • Jennifer Scott, a 10th-grade Lauderdale County home-schooled student, said she texts constantly. She also has plenty of school writing assignments. She admits she gets lazy from time to time and allows text talk to enter her school writing. "I might use the number 2 instead of spelling out "to", or for the word "into" I might write n2," she said. "But I don't use slang terms like LOL or BTW (by the way). My mom would definitely not appreciate that."
  • Scott Dolham on 12 Aug 14
     
    Article from 2009 interviewing high schoolers who have admitted to allowing text language to infiltrate into their school writing.
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National Social Science Association - 5 views

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technology decline literacy texting

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  • there are strong reactions from the public, media, and language experts that the use of textisms can transfer to formal writing in the form of deterioration of spelling and misuse of language.
  •   According to the study, the students’ use of text speak was determined using five different measures, which included: Use of textisms in formal versus informal communications Text speak proficiency: Translating Standard English to text Text speak familiarity: Translating text speak to Standard English (SE) Literacy processing speed: Speed of translation to and from SE Spelling errors: Translating target textisms to SE The students were also administered a standardized literacy, which was determined using two different measures: Reading: Woodcock Johnson III Achievement test, letter-word identification and reading fluency subtests. Spelling: Woodcock Johnson III, spelling subtest
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      himynameisjen on 13 Aug 14
       
      Seems a little biased, but a lot of them seem that way. More are leaning towards being FOR Texting and web-use in the classroom.
  • Although there is no evidence that the use of such acronyms and abbreviations in professions and career fields have caused a deterioration of the English language, yet some have argued that the use of textese and textisms may result in diminishing an individual’s use of the English language.
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  • This appears to indicate that the frequent use of texting as a primary means of communication may ultimately affect the way students express themselves in writing in addition to the quality of writing they produce.
  • There remains much controversy about the effects that text messaging may have on the learning experiences of today’s youth.
  • The information presented in this review represents data retrieved from current internet sources and data bases related to the effects of text messaging on elementary and high school students’ learning experiences.
  • In a recent study conducted by Drouin&Davis (2009), the authors used the term ‘textspeak’ explaining that it is a form of written language that involves use of acronyms, symbols representations, and language mechanics that include capitals, vowels, and punctuation marks. For example, the words thanks would be written as ‘thx’. Similarly, the pronoun ‘you’ would be written as ‘u’ in textspeak. The authors further explained that this form of abbreviated spelling can be likened to the invented spelling of youngsters just learning to spell.
  • Basically, textese involves a hybrid register that contains a varied tone that is a mixture of written and oral discourse.
  • As many researchers who have examined CMC point out, this technology is having an impact on the value of reading and writing on our society. In addition, newer and more expanded definitions of being literate are being infused through these communication mediums (Baggott, 2006).
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