TRADITIONAL OR
CONVENTIONAL LITERACY
The ability to read and write, It is the ability to correspond
but also competence or visual shapes to spoken
knowledge in a specified sounds in order to decode
area. written materials and
INCREASED REACH translate them into oral
language.
INCREASED MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION
ECOLITERACY
INCREASED BREADTH
OF CONTENT This entails acquiring knowledge about
climate change, pollution, loss of
natural habitats and biodiversity as well
as the impacts of environmental
DIMENSION OF 21ST THE ARTS AND CREATIVITY problems on human lives.
CENTURY LITERACY This literacy can be manifested
in creative ways of problem-
solving and expressed through
the production of various art
works. MEDIA LITERACY
the ability to identify different types of
media and the messages they are
sending. When we speak of media, it
LITERACIES
encompasses print media, such as
newspapers, magazines and posters, and
theatrical presentations, tweets, radio
broadcasts, etc.
It is the ability to understand
the meaning of what is
being read.
Cyberliteracy/Digital
Literacy
This competency is based on the
reality that societies and workplaces
have now become more information-
driven. Workplaces of the 21st
century rely heavily on electronic
(digital) forms of data storage and
management as well as in the area of
communications.
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LITERACY
Need to acquire social skills that are
attuned to the norms of your current
society. Emotional intelligence must
also be developed to be able to
effectively manage the stresses of a fast-
paced 21st century society.
The ability to read written
materials needed to perform
everyday vocational tasks.
FINANCIAL LITERACY
Expected to be knowledgeable
about the basics of economics and
financial management.
GLOBALIZATION & MULTICULTURAL
LITERACY
Need to develop a culture of respect for
cultural diversity. There is value in
having a perspective as a global citizen
whose local actions can have an impact
on the wider global arena.