Shingleton talks about speech as being different than writing. What are some reasons she says for the difference in literacy between speech and writing?

1. From the “Literate Life TED Talk”, what surprised you about the statistics she shared?
2. What are some reasons adults might struggle with illiteracy?
3. Shingleton talks about speech as being different than writing. What are some reasons she says for the difference in literacy between speech and writing?
4. What are the differences between comprehension and decoding?
5. What does the long-bearded man say is the benefit of being literate if one can “get away” with being semi-illiterate in today’s society?
6. Have you thought about multiliteracies before? Did anything the long-bearded man said change your mind about what literacy is?
7. Give me at least two things you learned from these videos.

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