This type of literacy is referred to as academic literacy. Academic literacy involves the kinds of reading, learning, and understanding that are related to academic tasks in content areas. Successful performance in subject areas depends on strong reading skills.
minutes. n. 1) the written record of meetings, particularly of Boards of Directors and/or Shareholders of corporations, kept by the secretary of the corporation or organization.
Definition of. more ... The large hand on a clock that points to the minutes. It goes once around the clock every hour. Example: in the clock on the left, the large hand is just past the 3, and if you count the little marks from 12 it shows that it is 18 minutes past the hour.