Literacy in Transnational Communities: Exploring the Surrounding Area of ​​Franklin ElementaryThe surrounding community of Franklin Elementary is home to a highly diverse population of varying ethnicity, language, and socioeconomic status . However, as I walked around the surrounding community, I was shocked to see how similar the community seems to a traditional suburban community. Located just 2 miles from the Brigham Young University campus, the environment surrounding Franklin Elementary School included mid-sized homes, wide streets, churches, traffic lights, street signs, stations- service and many other things found in a typical American neighborhood. At first, there was no indication that Franklin Elementary was located in such a diverse community with a population that was 60 percent ethnic minorities, 53 percent of which were Hispanic, surpassing Caucasian cultural dominance. But I arrived just as dozens of students of various ethnic backgrounds were heading home that day. Required Literacies The texts found throughout the community were primarily practical in nature and required a wide range of literacies to understand. Moving away from traditional definitions of literacy, there are many elements that can contribute to academic success in math, science, social studies, art, and many other areas. Increased numeracy or number knowledge can help children identify times on bus schedules, dates of the year, income and expenses for forms, speed limit signs and station prices -service. A basic understanding of numbers allows children to identify them, but increased understanding will allow them to perform simple arithmetic operations and statistical analysis. Children must also have a certain degree of visual literacy, which allows them to read...... middle of paper ......nters in the Hispanic-targeted area. Even the inclusion of signs and brochures in Spanish and English is not a clear indicator of the many minority cultures that live in the community. I didn't find any signs in any language other than Spanish or English, except for one sign in Chinese, which still only meets the needs of a few specific immigrant cultures. And because of increasing diversity nationally and the growing importance of learning a second language, it is not uncommon to find multilingual texts in schools, buses, office buildings and on the streets, meaning that the few indicators of an immigrant community were not as good. easily identifiable as indicators.ReferencesGreatSchools. (2011). Franklin School Student Information. Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/utah/provo/552-Franklin-School/?tab=demographics