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Growing up in the age of technology, text messaging has such an impact on our generation. Having such a great impact on individuals themselves leads to having an impact on their personal literacy. Does the knowledge of text abbreviations affect the way individuals create issues within their scholarly duties? Many people would automatically assume that text messaging would hinder students’ learning abilities and affect their progress in the classroom. Others might believe that text messaging and being in the classroom are two different things and students are able to distinguish the difference between the two. People tend to think that texting is just a form of technology, but little do they know that even texting can be considered a type of literacy. To further understand the relationship between texting and literacy many tests have been conducted on students to see how the text abbreviations, or “textisms”, have made an impact on their reading and writing skills. The purpose of my research is to explain to readers if texting has created an impact on literacy and if it is a good or bad affect. I will explain my research findings and the results of the tests done on students. With all of the research I have found hopefully by the end of my paper readers will be able to understand how texting has made an impact on literacy and also be able to agree with my standpoint.