Literacy means different things to different people (cultures) in terms of meanings especially in the world of multiple literacies. According to Jerome C. Harste “When coupled with the notion of multiple literacies, literacy can be thought of as a particular set of social practices that a particular set of people value. In order to change anyone’s definition of literacy, the social practices that keep a particular (and often older) definition of literacy in place have to change” (p. 8). He stated the in order to have a good literacy program one must have three components all while having a different emphasis: meaning making, language study, and inquiry-based learning.
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