English Listening B2 Episode 13 -
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
The importance of child literacy , and in today's presentation, I'm going to talk about why literacy is , and how it can be improved or gained later in life by those who . Firstly, what is literacy? In simple terms it's the . However, this . For example, in the UK, reading comprehension is an , but this may not be the case in places where people . Similarly, older generations may not be as 'literate' in as younger people.
Unless people can read, they will struggle with many . For example, we need to read timetables and labels - such as instructions for or cooking food. We also read signs, to help us . In the past, if we wanted to communicate with people, we . These have been replaced by . For example, appointments might be , and we make arrangements to see friends and family by text because it's . And this is fine. These are basic functions of reading and writing, but we need literacy for , too. We need to be able to understand and be able to communicate properly . A high level of literacy enables us to .
So, how can young people be supported from the earliest age when it ? Reading bedtime stories to very young children is where . Later, provided that they are able to , they should be encouraged to access a , such as the news, magazines, websites and novels. But what about those who ? There are a variety of . If a child is , early action will help. Choose books at the right level, and consider audiobooks which will still help them . There are specialist apps that are for children and children will enjoy the interaction.
Learning to read can be . For example, teachers can ask children to describe an object using as they can, or they can read clues in a game to . They can get interested in , or review a film they've seen. The opportunities .
Of course, trips to the library are a and can be made with very young children. They can be an exciting weekly event, when children and enjoy reading them with parents or guardians. Finally, what about ? If someone had missed a lot of school through illness as a child, they would probably have and struggled to catch up, for example.
Adults can be encouraged in to children. Fortunately, today there is plenty of teaching material who've missed out.
