This question is a hard one because the phrase "college and career readiness" implies that they are the same thing, when in actuality being career ready in no way means that one is necessarily college ready. Many people often choose a career without ever going to college. I believe what this phrase is trying to imply is being at a certain level of academic intelligence, which has nothing to do with a career per say, so it should really just be shortened to "college readiness".
In my opinion, college readiness means that one is able to maintain an intellectual conversation and can express their opinions both on paper and in person with a certain level of sophistication. By sophistication I do not necessarily mean in terms of grammar, but rather, being articulate and having the ability to formulate your own ideas and beliefs.
The second question again is very difficult for me to personally answer because my standards for literacy will be significantly lower than teachers of a higher grade level. My goal for my students will be to have one capable of describing a feeling or emotion and expressing it in a way that is understandable. I will not be dealing with literacy on a reading level, so my focus will be the ways in which my students will be capable of communicating with one another in a respectful manner. Literate is often mistaken for only being able to read and not the way in which one can comprehend and communicate in a fluid and effective style.
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