I know that readers of this blog probably assign me to the doomsayer caste when it comes to literacy based on my previous posts, but I am concerned about the state of our educational system and our decline from the world’s educational leader to a pack follower whose standing keeps receding. Today, I want to consider one [...]
Entries Tagged as 'literacy'
Teen literacy nose-diving? Don’t bet your socks
August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · opinion
by Neil Marr There’s been the drone of contstant chatter and natter in the press, on TV and radio, on readers’ and writers’ forums, no doubt in pubs and parlours around the world and certainly in the blogasphere of late lamenting the passing of teenage literacy and sustained reading interest.
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Literacy in the Graphic Novel Age
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
Recently, Nate ran a post titled “Ben Bova thinks graphic Novels are the death of literacy – I can prove he’s wrong.” The thrust of the article is that science fiction author Ben Bova thinks graphic novels demonstrate declining literacy. The Digital Reader’s rebuttal was to cite an article in Inside Higher Ed about professors whose [...]
Ben Bova thinks graphic Novels are the death of literacy – I can prove he’s wrong
August 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments · opinion
The SF author Ben Bova likes to write editorials for his local paper, the Naples News. Last week he wrote a politely worded diatribe against graphic novels and how they’re a sign of declining literacy. Even though I think he’s wrong, it’s still worth a read. I’ve been thinking about his column for a week [...]
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UK Literacy Report released
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The UK National Literacy Trust has just released a report titled Literacy: State of the Nation, and it’s described as the first coherent picture of literacy in the UK today. Some of the findings of the report include: One in six people in the UK struggle with literacy. This means their literacy is below the [...]
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