The Plurality of Literacy, UNESCO. 2004

The UNESCO article suggests that when we speak of literacy, we're not referring to a universal set of technical skills.  Plural literacies are associated within the community and throughout the life of the individual in that society (p 13).  A 'plural' notion of literacy is focused on the life and society of an individual person and their ability to read, write, and communicate by identifying, understanding, interpreting, computing, using printed and written materials associated with various contexts.