basic literacy
Can read, write
Basic literacy is the ability to read and write at a fundamental level—enough to handle everyday tasks like reading signs, filling out forms, or writing simple messages.
The term often appears in discussions of education policy and development: Programs to improve basic literacy rates in rural areas.
Distinguished from functional literacy, which implies competence sufficient for workplace and civic participation.
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- readingInterpreting written text
- life skillsCompetencies for daily living
- writingRecorded language on surface
- classroomEducational instruction space
learn to read · adult education · adult learner · comprehension · reading level · vocabulary · semiliterate · communication · curriculum · sentence structure · alphabet · numeracy · building blocks · back to basics · grammar · phonics · decoding · letter recognition
- literacies
- literacyreading, spelling, alphabet, writing, vocabulary
- reading skillsvocabulary, decoding, grammar, fluency, comprehension
- vocational rehabilitationjob placement, job coaching, job coach, employment services, job readiness
basic literacymastery
Complete skill or control
fluency · erudition · eloquence · virtuosity