What is literacy? (example)

1. the ability to make connects

1.1. write from a different viewpoint

1.1.1. empathy

2. the ability to think critically

3. a barrier

4. reading the context

4.1. high context and low context cultures

5. understand deeper levels

6. unlimited access

7. understanding context

7.1. understanding the significance

7.2. bring in prior knowledge

8. emotional intelligence

9. gives you a body of tools to understand the people around you and interact better with them

10. a gateway

11. able to read and write in English

12. a gatekeeper

13. the ability to construct meaning

14. disciplinary specific

15. information

15.1. be able to apply what you have decoded

16. being able to read and write

17. being able to comprehend what you are reading and be able to write and respond to it

18. the ability to decode the world

18.1. culturally

18.2. visually

18.3. symbols

18.4. body language

19. have empathy about the people you are reading about

20. understanding

21. the ability to understand the medium

22. the ability to effectively and efficiently interact and function in the culture you are in