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WHY IS WRITING A PART OF LITERACY?

WHY IS WRITING A PART OF LITERACY?. ANSWER THIS QUESTION ON STICKY NOTE TO CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY AND LEAVE ON DOOR AS YOU GO. SOME FACTS ABOUT LITERACY. GLOBALLY PER CAPITA INCOME IN COUNTRIES WITH A LIT RATE OF LESS THAN 55% AVERAGES ABOUT $600

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WHY IS WRITING A PART OF LITERACY?

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  1. WHY IS WRITING A PART OF LITERACY? ANSWER THIS QUESTION ON STICKY NOTE TO CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY AND LEAVE ON DOOR AS YOU GO

  2. SOME FACTS ABOUT LITERACY • GLOBALLY • PER CAPITA INCOME IN COUNTRIES WITH A LIT RATE OF LESS THAN 55% AVERAGES ABOUT $600 • 98% OF NON LITS LIVE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS • 52% OF NON LITS LIVE IN CHINA AND INDIA • US • ½ OF ALL ADULTS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITITUTIONS CANNOT READ OR WRITE • 85% OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAVE READING PROBLEMS • ANNUAL HEALT CARE COST ARE 4 TIMES HIGHER FOR INDIVIDUALS W/ LOW LIT SKILLS

  3. SO WHY ARE WE TALKING WRITING? • LITERACY IS DEFINED AS BEING ABLE TO READ, WRITE AND COMPREHEND • THEREFORE WRITING BECOMES AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SCHEME OF LITERACY

  4. WHAT MAKES WRITING SO IMPORTANT? • PRIMARY BASIS UPON WHICH YOU WORK, LEARN • EXPRESSES WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON • PORTANBEL AND PERMANENT • FOSTERS ABILITY TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX POSITIONS TO READERS • HELPS OTHERS GIVE YOU FEEDBACK • HELPS YOU REFINE YOUR IDEAS • EQUIPS YOU WITH COMMUNICATION • IS AN ESSENTIAL JOB SKILL

  5. THE STEPS OF WRITING • PREWRITING: WORK ON TODAY • WRITING • REVISING • EDITING • PUBLISHING

  6. THE ACTIVITIES HANDOUTS • SNOWBALL • BUCKETS

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