Literacy Expectations
WHY IS LITERACY IMPORTANT?
System data showed the lack of literacy competence in reading, writing, and reasoning
-Reading complex texts in all content areas
-Writing in response to reading in all content areas
-Mathematical reasoning in all content areas
-Digital Literacy in all content areas
Students will not be prepared with skills to be college and/or career ready
Students will not be competitive globally
WHAT IS LITERACY?
Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak, listen, and use numeracy. In Prince George's County Public Schools, our focus on literacy emphasizes the ability to:
Report, Evaluate, Gather, Synthesize, and Comprehend information and ideas (REGS-C);
Conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems (Original Research);
Analyze and create print and non-print texts in media forms (Media Forms);
Using numbers to process information, solve problems, and interpret data (Numeracy).
System data showed the lack of literacy competence in reading, writing, and reasoning
-Reading complex texts in all content areas
-Writing in response to reading in all content areas
-Mathematical reasoning in all content areas
-Digital Literacy in all content areas
Students will not be prepared with skills to be college and/or career ready
Students will not be competitive globally
WHAT IS LITERACY?
Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak, listen, and use numeracy. In Prince George's County Public Schools, our focus on literacy emphasizes the ability to:
Report, Evaluate, Gather, Synthesize, and Comprehend information and ideas (REGS-C);
Conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems (Original Research);
Analyze and create print and non-print texts in media forms (Media Forms);
Using numbers to process information, solve problems, and interpret data (Numeracy).
*PowerPoint was provided by the literacy department
