Synonyms for LITERACY
ˈlɪt ər ə silit·er·a·cy

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1. literacynoun

   Antonyms:
   illiteracy

2. literacynoun

   Antonyms:
   illiteracy

3. literacynoun

   Antonyms:
   illiteracy

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1. literacynoun

   the ability to read and write

   Antonyms:
   analphabetism, illiteracy

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1. List of paraphrases for "literacy":

   'alphabétisation, illiteracy, literate, knowledge

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1. John Hutton:

   We hope to extend this knowledge by looking more closely at different aspects of reading environments, at-risk populations and interventions, and ultimately conduct a longitudinal study of key contributors to brain networks supporting literacy from birth through kindergarten.

2. Dana Litt of the Center:

   One thing parents can do is work with their teens on media literacy techniques to help them view ads critically, for example, discussing who created or paid for the ad, what the ad is targeted to do, and whether the ad shows the full range of alcohol-related consequences( i.e. does it show anything bad about alcohol) may be useful topics to start a conversation and help your teen better understand that alcohol ads communicate the advertiser’s point of view and learn how to challenge what an ad is saying.

3. Otis Brawley:

   A higher proportion of black men are challenged in terms of health literacy and less likely to seek out prostate cancer specialists.

4. Sandhya Pillai:

   We can not say that literacy has not contributed to women's empowerment -- lots of progress has been made for women's rights in different social avenues, at the same time, we have this deep seated patriarchy that we are not able to overcome irrespective of the high rates of literacy.

5. Alicia Marin:

   We've basically created a 12-week boot camp style training program where participants come every day, four or five hours a day, and receive three industry-recognized credentials. Also, at the same time, [they] receive some essential life skills training and also resume writing, financial literacy, then we try and mitigate any difficulties through your work that they might have with employment down the road at the end of the training. So we take a holistic approach so at the end, they're ready to go in a construction entry level position and have success.