#functional literacy

• Literacy — The act of teaching literacy and its result; the pedagogical and social process through which a person or a group of people acquires the ability to read and write. In the contemporary context, the term has specialized to include basic skills required for information survival, such as digital literacy, media literacy, or financial literacy.
• Literate — Regarding a person or a community: that has learned how to read and write; possessing the basic knowledge of written language, allowing access to further education. In a modern and broader sense, the term describes an individual who possesses fundamental skills within a specific field of activity, such as using computer technology or managing personal finances.