INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2020 ON 8 SEPTEMBER

 International Literacy Day 2020: History, events, targets and theme

IN THE OLDEN DAYS LITERACY MEANT ONLY THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE.  

IN THE PRESENT WORLD  THE WORD LITERACY HAS A VAST MEANING.  AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO CAN READ THE NEWSPAPER MIGHT STRUGGLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM GOOGLE OR BROWSE THE INTERNET FOR COMPLEX VISUALS AND DIGITAL MEDIA OR PRINTED MATERIALS.  THEY MAY EVEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THE APPS IN THEIR MOBILE.    TODAY YOU NEED TO KNOW SIGNS, LABELS, MESSAGES IN YOUR PHONE, TEXT BASED COMMUNICATION AND THE ABILITY TO READ AND SEND INSTANT MESSAGES.  

LITERACY IS OUR HUMAN RIGHT AND IT IS ALSO A MATTER OF DIGNITY.  WE OBSERVE LITERACY DAY ON 8 SEPTEMBER ANNUALLY TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY IN OUR DAILY LIFE.  IT IS THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, INTERPRET, CREATE , COMMUNICATE AND COMPUTE USING PRINTED AND WRITTEN MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH VERIFYING CONTENTS.  

LANGUAGE IS EXPLAINED AS A SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY CONSTRUCTED SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION.  READING IS THE FIRST PILLAR OF LITERACY.  OUR COMBINED EFFORTS START FROM HOME AND SCHOOL.  A CHILD TODAY IS EXPOSED TO A BROAD VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS SUCH AS NEWSPAPER, NOVELS, COMICS, MAGAZINES, FILMS, REFERENCE MATERIAL AND WEBSITES.  THEY ARE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT ARE SHAPING THE WORLD.  

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INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2020  DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE LEARNING OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO HAVE NO OR LOW LITERACY SKILLS.  THE THEME WAS MAINLY FOCUSSED ON YOUTH AND ADULTS AND DUE TO COVID-19 CRISIS THERE HAS BEEN A GAP BETWEEN THE POLICY DISCOURSE AND REALITY.  THIS DAY WILL GIVE  AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYSE THE ROLE OF EDUCATORS AS WELL AS EFFECTIVE POLICIES, SYSTEMS, GOVERNANCE AND MEASURES THAT CAN SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND LEARNING.

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