Literacy

1. Traditional

2. Modern

3. Taught the same to all students by elementary teachers

4. Teachers push certain sets of skills with little differentiation

5. New Literacy Studies

6. Students are text producers and analysts

7. Not an individual activity

8. Student and culture centered

9. All about reading and writing skills.

10. Teacher centered

11. Sociocultural

12. Critical

13. Technology

14. Multiple sources of communication

15. New basic source for information

16. Analyzing sources for facts

17. Teachers act as guides

18. Life skill and not just literacy skill