standard of literacy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandardandliteracy
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standard
adjective
uk/ˈstæn.dəd/us/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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literacy
noun[U]
uk/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/
the ability to read ...
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(Definition ofstandardandliteracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Standards of literacy are generally rising, in the developed countries, so that it is nowadays much more difficult for 'illiterate' or 'semiliterate' people to achieve an acceptablestandardofliteracy.
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As many as one in three may leave primary school with a lowstandardofliteracyand numeracy, and that continues into secondary school.
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Thestandardofliteracythat we accept today may be inadequate to meet the needs of the future.
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And what is thestandardofliteracywhich is to be required of a man, and who is to pass the candidate?
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Ourstandardofliteracyhas risen.
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Anyone in charge of receiving youngsters from primary schools to secondary schools in some of these areas is worried about theirstandardofliteracy.
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Do all our children have a fair chance of being educated to astandardofliteracyand numeracy that will enable them to go into further education?
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They say that thestandardofliteracyand numeracy in many schools is not acceptable either for the pupil or those who may wish to employ him.
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Schools and society properly value those who acquire a goodstandardofliteracyskills, but it is precisely those skills which dyslexic people find so difficult to master.
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Education was widespread and there was highstandardofliteracy.
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It is extremely important for us to raise standards of literacy and numeracy among 11-year-olds.
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Is he not aware that there is great dissatisfaction among many secondary school teachers about the standards of literacy of pupils reaching their schools?
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The chief inspector's report shows that there is a need to tackle mediocre and poor standards of literacy in many schools.
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But standards at every level will depend upon standards of literacy and numeracy.
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He recommended that standards of literacy should be monitored.
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We have also set clear new national targets for higher standards of literacy and numeracy by the time children leave primary school age 11.
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Comparative statistics are not available; nor is there any generally accepted definition of basic standards of literacy and numeracy.
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But standards of literacy and numeracy are separate issues, and a matter about which all of us are concerned.
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She drew attention to the decline in standards of literacy.
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It is important continually to seek to raise the standards of literacy.
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