Mirabelli feels that in most social institutions, literacy is defined by consideration of achievements and standardized tests of individuals (Mirabelli 146). Mirabelli feels that social and economic institutions, for example schools, should “consider language and literacy education in the terms of ’multiliteracies’” (Mirabelli 146).

“The concept of multiliteracies supplements traditional literacy pedagogy by addressing the multiplicity of communication channels and the increasing saliency of cultural and linguistic diversity in the world today” (Mirabelli 146). By the term ‘multiliteracies,’ Mirabelli means different methods of communication; those that can extend a limited form of communication out of traditional methods to new and multiple