Nice thoughtful article on modern literacies
"The choice isn’t between books and screens. The choice is between intentional design and profitable chaos. Between habitats that cultivate human potential and platforms that extract human attention"
What we think is a decline in literacy is a design problem
https://aeon.co/essays/what-we-think-is-a-decline-in-literacy-is-a-design-problem?utm_source=rss-feed
I was SHOCKED when I found out that this is true and it's been well studied. I was browsing #ProjectGutenberg looking for tasty things, and found a translation of Beowulf I had not seen. And it said this is appropriate for the 7th grade. And I'm like "unless you're a freak like me, you don't do Beowulf unless you are in an AP English program in high school" But, a typical 7th grader should be able to read and understand Beowulf. Most people don't even get the movie. #literacy #books
In Books We Trust!
This design honors books as gateways to knowledge, imagination, and transformation.
Act Out Tees ~ www.actouttees.com
#InBooksWeTrust #Read #Learn #Grow #PrintOnDemand #Tees #Knowledge #BookLovers #Literacy #Mindset #SelfGrowth #Readers
Building a strong foundation for literacy starts with engagement and joy. 🏛️📝
I’m sharing a lovely new piece by Danna Southwell: "Beginner Reading for Kindergarten Children: Bertha’s Story." It is a straightforward, humanized look at how to introduce young children to the mechanics of reading through relatable characters and simple narratives. A great resource for educators and caregivers alike.
Full article here:
🔗 https://www.dannasouthwellauthor.com/beginner-reading-for-kindergarten-children-berthas-story/
"In our school, campus, and public #libraries materials are selected by trained #literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs. H.R. #7661 isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on our shelves."
#American #Library Association speaking out on #book banning, #censorship, and terrible #US #legislation
Go to your local public library and get your library card. Even if you don't plan on using it, the fact that you have it helps their registration numbers for budget allocation.
Missouri Senate looks to fully ban controversial reading instruction system
B.C.’s students falling behind in math skills, report finds
Anna Stokke said that some of the factors leading to a decline in math literacy in B.C. include the B.C. math curriculum, 'which has very vague outcomes for mathematics.'
#Education #BCeducation #math
https://globalnews.ca/news/11716416/bc-students-failing-grade-math-skills-report/
B.C.’s students falling behind in math skills, report finds
Anna Stokke said that some of the factors leading to a decline in math literacy in B.C. include the B.C. math curriculum, 'which has very vague outcomes for mathematics.'
#Education #BCeducation #math
https://globalnews.ca/news/11716416/bc-students-failing-grade-math-skills-report/
It gives survivors what we were never given: orientation, clarity, and a place where the system finally makes sense.
#survivor #literacy #IYKYK
https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/03/survivor-literacy-is-the-key-to-everything-3/
Sergeant Tommy Prince School celebrates improvement in literacy rates
The nursery to grade 9 school hosted a number of events during "I Love to Read" month, a province-wide push to encourage reading during the month of February.
#education #literacy #BrokenheadOjibwayNation #Reading
https://globalnews.ca/news/11714571/brokenhead-school-literacy-rates/
Sergeant Tommy Prince School celebrates improvement in literacy rates
The nursery to grade 9 school hosted a number of events during "I Love to Read" month, a province-wide push to encourage reading during the month of February.
#education #literacy #BrokenheadOjibwayNation #Reading
https://globalnews.ca/news/11714571/brokenhead-school-literacy-rates/
#writersCoffeeClub 3 Mar 'On what are you unwilling to compromise?'
More about Benet on the website
https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/benet/
#scifi #SlenderWolf #EnglishLit #Jackanory #UKeduChat #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #Lancaster
#writersCoffeeClub 3 Mar 'On what are you unwilling to compromise?'
In my novels it has to be British English, and delivered the way that Miss Wilson taught us in the 1970s . I may not have liked her much, but she was right! Even about befrazzlement.
Befrazzlement?
#scifi #SlenderWolf #EnglishLit #Jackanory #UKeduChat #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #Lancaster
Today Is...Read Across America Day!
Reading the "fine print" is our job, so you don't have to worry. We make insurance easy to understand! 📚👓 #Literacy #InsuranceMadeEasy #ReadingDay
Here are the latest book reviews, lists, and resources from the School Reading List website. #education #teaching #literacy
More from Sarah in our fictional space , The safety of a queer space:
I couldn't sing in front of him, Sarah said. Isn't that a strange thing to notice about yourself? She wasn't asking them. She was turning it over in her own hands. I'd be in the car with my child and we'd belt out everything—AJR, Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews, CCR, Queen—windows down, voices embarrassing—and then if he was in the car I'd go completely quiet.
@GrahamDowns Possibly, the reasons of such behaviour are described in this blogpost: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/
Big tech invested a lot to make people illiterate and unable to ask help from another people. If at 90s someone met a requirement "open the console and run this command to make XYZ", in the README, then (s)he perform this action because (s)he knows how the things work. Or ask some friends — definitely there will be some nerd, sleeping with "K&R C" under the pillow 😃
Then nowadays, possibly the mostly expected scenario — well-learned behaviour — a lot of ramblings in the so-called "social networks" about how programmers "gatekeeping" users from using the programs 🤷♂️
"5'6? Good lad, we'll teach you the rest by beatings"
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1827327/5-6-good-lad-we-ll-teach-you-the-rest-by-beatings
