beginning literacy
nounUK /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ˈlɪtərəsi/
US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ˈlɪtərəsi/
Beginning literacy is when you first learn to read and write.
The teacher uses picture books to help children with beginning literacy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first stage of learning letters and sounds in school.
Beginning literacy lessons focus on letter sounds and simple words.
3. The basic ability to read and write that a person first learns.
Adult classes in beginning literacy help people read signs and forms.
4. The early skills a young child develops before formal reading instruction.
Singing songs and rhyming games support beginning literacy at home.