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literacy and biliteracy  

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  • Among both lay people and experts, everyone seems to agree that literacy is important. Nevertheless, there has been little consensus regarding what it means to be literate or regarding what all the purported benefits of literacy are to both individuals and to the larger society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Literacy and Biliteracy]

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