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biliteracy  

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  • Biliteracy is a term used to describe competencies in reading and writing, to any degree, developed either simultaneously or successively, in two linguistic systems. It is widely accepted that the development of literacy in childhood is a transformative and emancipating accomplishment. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Biliteracy]

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