What is transition?

Transition, as related to literacy, is the transfer of reading and writing skills from one language to another.

This transition may be

• from the mother tongue (L1) to a second language (L2), or
• from a second language (L2) to the mother tongue (L1).

Some people distinguish between the terms transition and transfer. In the Literacy bookshelf, the terms are used interchangeably.

• What are transition materials?
• Reading and writing transition

• Concept module: transition
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): T
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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