Literacy and Numeracy
What is Literacy?
 Ability to read
 Ability to write
 Ability to speak
 Ability to spell
 Grammar Knowledge
 Ability to listen
In summary, the ability to communicate
and make sense of our world.
What is Numeracy?
 Ability to count
 Ability to solve problems
 Ability to make sense of time, numbers,
patters and shapes
In summary, the ability to use
mathematics with confidence and
efficiency
Where do we use literacy and
numeracy?
• At home
• In school
• Cloze tests require students to
understand context and vocabulary to
identify the correct words that belong in
the deleted passages of a text.
• EXAMPLE: A language teacher may give
the following passage to students: "Today,
I went to the ________ and bought some
bread and peanut butter
LIST OF MULTISYLLABLE
WORDS
Compound
words
Two Syllable
Words
3 Syllable
Words
4 Syllable
Words
Birthday
Airplane
Fireman
Football
Pancake
Popcorn
Bathtub
Skateboard
Cupcake
Spaceship
Cowboy
Snowflake
Doghouse
Baseball
Toothbrush
Teacher
Rabbit
Paper
Cartoon
Hamster
Table
Pencil
Candy
Slipper
Window
Apple
Monkey
Rocket
Ketchup
Tiger
Butterfly
Elephant
Computer
Umbrella
Fingerpaint
Hamburger
Dinosaur
Bicycle
Basketball
Broccoli
Ladybug
Dishwasher
Strawberry
Bumblebee
Potato
Alligator
Helicopter
Caterpillar
Watermelon
Macoroni
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    What is Literacy? Ability to read  Ability to write  Ability to speak  Ability to spell  Grammar Knowledge  Ability to listen In summary, the ability to communicate and make sense of our world.
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    What is Numeracy? Ability to count  Ability to solve problems  Ability to make sense of time, numbers, patters and shapes In summary, the ability to use mathematics with confidence and efficiency
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    Where do weuse literacy and numeracy? • At home • In school
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    • Cloze testsrequire students to understand context and vocabulary to identify the correct words that belong in the deleted passages of a text. • EXAMPLE: A language teacher may give the following passage to students: "Today, I went to the ________ and bought some bread and peanut butter
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    LIST OF MULTISYLLABLE WORDS Compound words TwoSyllable Words 3 Syllable Words 4 Syllable Words Birthday Airplane Fireman Football Pancake Popcorn Bathtub Skateboard Cupcake Spaceship Cowboy Snowflake Doghouse Baseball Toothbrush Teacher Rabbit Paper Cartoon Hamster Table Pencil Candy Slipper Window Apple Monkey Rocket Ketchup Tiger Butterfly Elephant Computer Umbrella Fingerpaint Hamburger Dinosaur Bicycle Basketball Broccoli Ladybug Dishwasher Strawberry Bumblebee Potato Alligator Helicopter Caterpillar Watermelon Macoroni
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