"Everything from basic language skills of agreement of subject and verb, use of commas and other punctuation, complete and incomplete sentences, so that we can move from basic writing/language skills to the more sophisticated skills that graduate students, upper level undergraduates and people in the work world use."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

What is literacy? Literacy is more than the ability to read and write and some of your competition skills.

何为文化素养？,文化素养远远不止一个人的读写能力,以及一个人的某些竞争技能。

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By developing teachers' skills and providing schools with the needed resources, he believes more students will be inspired to become America's future scientists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"The government needs to be much more engaged in ensuring that all of the young people have access to the information, the skills, and the services to prevent HIV.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24