This document introduces traditional or conventional literacies, which include reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Literacy is traditionally defined as the ability to read and write. Miller further breaks down conventional literacy into three subcategories: basic literacy involving decoding words, comprehension literacy as understanding what is read, and functional literacy as relating personal experiences to what is heard and expressing ideas through language. The document notes that reading literacy involves both the text itself and comprehending the intended meaning or message. It concludes by thanking the audience.