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range of newer skills associated with literacy tasks required in the 21st century (e.g. Ananiadou &
Claro, 2009; Kirsch et al., 2002; Rouet, 2006; Spiro et al., 2015). This necessitates an expanded
definition of reading literacy encompassing both the basic reading processes
and higher-level
digital reading skills while recognising that literacy will continue to change due to the influence of
new technologies and changing social contexts (Leu et al., 2013, 2015).
10. As the medium through which we access textual information is moving from print to computer
screens to smart phones, the structure and formats of texts have changed. This in turn requires
readers to develop new cognitive strategies and clearer goals in purposeful reading. Therefore,
success in reading literacy should no longer be defined by just being able to read and comprehend
a single text. Although the ability to comprehend and interpret extended
pieces of continuous texts
- including literary texts - remains a valuable one, success will also come through deploying
complex information-processing strategies, including analysing, synthesising, integrating and
interpreting relevant information from multiple text (or information) sources. In addition, successful
and productive citizens will need to use the information from across domains, such as science and
mathematics, and employ technologies to effectively search, organise and filter a wealth of
information, These
will be the key skills, which are necessary for full participation in the labour
market, in additional education as well as in social and civic life in the 21st Century (OECD,
2013b).
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