" literacy "

 [ "literacy" ]

1: Something which is actually lower in the US than many other countries.

  * e.g.,  ... Adult litweracy rates: 

 [ "Literacy" ]

1: What 99% of wordurbandictionary.com/word is lacking.

 [ "Literacy" ]

1: Having the ability and comprehension level enabling one to efficiently communicate with others within a specific profession.

  * e.g.,  ... For example, a financial analyst does not have to be literate within the confines of working in the food industry, whereas a server or chef does not need the kind of literacy associated with working in the finance world. 

 [ "Literacy" ]

2: However, a common misconception of this word defines it as having the ability to read with comprehension.

 [ "Literacy Specialist" ]

1: a superficial job created in school's for teachers who can't hack it in the real classroom. Usually parents have complained about these individuals, so the administrator creates a position for the individual, where the person can't do too much damage.

  * e.g.,  ... Q= "What happend to Mrs. X ,that terrible teacher? " A= "She's a literacy specialist now." 

 [ "Net Literacy" ]

1: Net Literacy is the process of increasing computer access, computer and Internet literacy, and Internet safety and financial literacy awareness together with a users own personal interest to create a value proposition that results in an indivdual understanding the value of boadband and the Internet. Net Literacy results in digital inclusion. A youth empowered organization uses Net Literacy process in a wiki-management style to increase digital inclusion.

  * e.g.,  ... Organizations that use the Net Literacy process reduce the digital divide by increasing digital inclusion. 

 [ "Literacy rage" ]

1: The feeling of venomous bile rising from ones stomach when people can not master basic English.

  * e.g.,  ... "I was on Facebook and I saw Joanne's post. She keeps writing defiantly instead of definitely, it gives me literacy rage" 

 [ "media literacy" ]

1: Media Literacy describes the act of being capable of handling different forms of media and being competent,critical and literate. It means being in control of what to interpret into things we see or hear and believing everything right away.

  * e.g.,  ... Media literacy is about helping people to become more competent with what they see/hear etc in the media and be critical about it. 

 [ "digital literacy" ]

1: Digital literacy is the ability to understand how to use technology appropriately, as well as being educated on digital trends (memes, gifs, acronyms, etc.)

  * e.g.,  ... Examples: The current generation is well educated in digital literacy. "Do you know what a gif is?" "Of course, I’m digitally literate" 

 [ "body literacy" ]

1:  The knowledge that comes from the ability to chart the signs of the menstrual cycle and understand your own fertility

  * e.g.,  ... Wow, she has so much body literacy. Look at that how well she charted her cycle using the fertility awareness method! 

 [ "body literacy" ]

2:  The knowledge to make informed choices about your own reproductive health and method of birth control

 [ "Literacy Test" ]

1: it's a test in ontario that grade 10 students are forced to take and pass, if you don't pass you are forced to take it again until you pass or are forced to take a class against your will that will "help" you pass. Because if you do not pass in the future years of high school, you will fail high school..... it's also a shit load of ass because they say it's really hard and a lot of people fail... but it's extremely easy...too easy...

  * e.g.,  ... Before: "Ah CRAP!! the literacy test is today!! it's going to be hard!!"