The word “literacy” usually describes the ability to read and write.// Reading literacy and media literacy have a lot in common.// Starting with recognizing letters and identifying words, readers need to understand what those words mean.// Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they’re sending.//
Kids take in a huge amount of information from a large number of sources: text messages, social media, video games, advertising and more.// But all media shares one thing: someone created it.// And it was created for a reason.// Understanding that reason is the basis of media literacy, no matter how reliable the information is.//