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Literacy
Something which is actually lower in the US than many other countries.

Adult litweracy rates:

USA, Austrailia- over 95%

Cape Verde, Africa -71.6%

Bahrain- 85.2%

Uk, France, Netherlands,Georgia, Eire, Japan, Russia, Nauru, Canada - 99.9%

Azerbaijan- 97.3%

Maldives 93.2%

Sri Lanka - 90.2%

Afghanistan-31.5%

Uzbekistan - 97%

Turkmenistan, Trinidad and Tobago 98%

Barbados- 97.4%
Kyrgyzstan - 97%

South Korea- 98%

North Korea- 99%

Vietnam- 93.7%

Phillipines- 94.6%

Brunei- 89%

Cambodia- 38%

China- 82.2%

Tonga- 93%


That's a selection of countries and their adult literacy rates. Isn't it funny that the USA, who is best represented on this site has a lower literacy rate than the former USSR countries.


I is teh klevar gooboo!
By Robbin
Literacy
What 99.9% of wordurbandictionary.com/word is lacking.

By Edwina
Literacy
Having the ability and comprehension level enabling one to efficiently communicate with others within a specific profession.
However, a common misconception of this word defines it as having the ability to read with comprehension.

For example, a financial analyst does not have to be literate within the confines of working in the food industry, whereas a server or chef does not need the kind of literacy associated with working in the finance world.
By Dominga
Literacy Specialist
a superficial job created in school's for teachers who can't hack it in the real classroom. Usually parents have complained about these individuals, so the administrator creates a position for the individual, where the person can't do too much damage.

Q= "What happend to Mrs. X ,that terrible teacher? "

A= "She's a literacy specialist now."
By Nadiya
Net Literacy
Net Literacy is the process of increasing computer access, computer and Internet literacy, and Internet safety and financial literacy awareness together with a users own personal interest to create a value proposition that results in an indivdual understanding the value of boadband and the Internet. Net Literacy results in digital inclusion. A youth empowered organization uses Net Literacy process in a wiki-management style to increase digital inclusion.

Organizations that use the Net Literacy process reduce the digital divide by increasing digital inclusion.
By Valina
Digital Literacy
Digital literacy is the ability to understand how to use technology appropriately, as well as being educated on digital trends (memes, gifs, acronyms, etc.)

Examples:

The current generation is well educated in digital literacy.

"Do you know what a gif is?" "Of course, Iā€™m digitally literate"
By Hermia
Literacy Rage
The feeling of venomous bile rising from ones stomach when people can not master basic English.

"I was on Facebook and I saw Joanne's post. She keeps writing defiantly instead of definitely, it gives me literacy rage"
By Tracee
Body Literacy
1. The knowledge that comes from the ability to chart the signs of the menstrual cycle and understand your own fertility
2. The knowledge to make informed choices about your own reproductive health and method of birth control

Wow, she has so much body literacy. Look at that how well she charted her cycle using the fertility awareness method!
By Timmie
Literacy Test
it's a test in ontario that grade 10 students are forced to take and pass, if you don't pass you are forced to take it again until you pass or are forced to take a class against your will that will "help" you pass. Because if you do not pass in the future years of high school, you will fail high school..... it's also a shit load of ass because they say it's really hard and a lot of people fail... but it's extremely easy...too easy...

Before: "Ah CRAP!! the literacy test is today!! it's going to be hard!!"

After: "That was the easiest test ever...i didnt even need to study...."
By Cindra
AI Literacy
AI literacy is having a basic understanding of what AI is, how it is impacting the world around you, and knowing how you can leverage it in your career or in your future. AI Literacy is a Net Literacy program and a website that helps parents and teachers show teens the what and how of AI literacy through the use of videos , games, articles and experiments.

AI literacy, just like ICT or net literacy, is changing our world and is necessary for all of us to have to be able to make discerning educational, career and life decisions.
By Lola