Literacy is Part of Everything We Do Every Day With Our Students or Children

At one time, literacy development was seen as belonging to the subject domain of Language Arts or English. We now know based upon our understanding of the new kinds of literacy, that developing literacy means partly enhancing ability if the four domains of communication - Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening. As a result, it is imperative to understand that literacy underlies everything we do in and out of the classroom every day and so we must be aware of the need to address the four modalities throughout the school day and at home as well.