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Common collocations with literacy in British Collocation

literacy noun uncountable

UK /ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/

in a particular area

cultural
digital
emotional
financial
functional
mathematical
musical
political
scientific
visual

Emotional literacy includes the ability to understand, express and manage our own emotions and respond to the emotions of others.

He reported on the work that is currently taking place to upgrade standards of financial literacy in the UK.

basic

basic
general

Seven million adults have their opportunities for learning and employment reduced because they lack basic literacy.

relating to everyone

mass
national
universal

Before universal literacy came in the years after 1870, spelling tended to follow local pronunciations.

low in quality

poor

This new booklet is designed for practitioners who work with parents with poor literacy.

in a particular area

computer
information
media

Computer literacy and good administration skills are essential.

relating to a particular group

adult
female

The borough has one of the lowest levels of adult literacy in the country.

improve literacy

boost
develop
encourage
enhance
foster
improve
increase
promote

It encourages all schools to focus on these approaches to improving literacy.

teach literacy

teach

She is conducting research into improving methods of teaching literacy to boys.

achieve literacy

achieve
acquire
learn

These people are not achieving literacy at a level adequate for functioning in today’s society.

skills

skills

The school has seen improvements in these children’s literacy skills.

education

education
instruction
teaching
training

A small number of carefully picked pupils will have extra literacy teaching.

development

development

The courses help parents to support their children’s reading and literacy development.

level

level
rate
standard

The country has a literacy rate of around 79 per cent.

project

initiative
programme
project
strategy

The money will be spent on running women’s literacy programmes.