What is a Literacy?
What is Literacy? A literacy addresses communications and calculations such as reading, writing, and arithmetic. The purpose of a literacy shifts with the needs of society, such as once cursive writing was important for students' to learn in thrive in society, but now it is more important for students to know how to type and code on a computer. Technological skills are becoming more important to have in order to function in this tech savvy world. The term "21st-Century Skills" usually refer to core competencies such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. 21 st century literacy skills are skills that are mandated by the Ontario curriculum and are designed to be included in every grade for each subject. These skills are meant to aid students in acquiring the knowledge that is meant to help them in the way that society functions today. There are designed to help students succeed in the future and to
