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The then-existing National Numeracy Strategy and National Literacy Strategy were taken under the umbrella of the Primary National Strategy. [1] In September 2006, the frameworks for teaching literacy and mathematics were "renewed" and issued in electronic form as the Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics. [2]
Guided reading was introduced as a method of teaching reading in England and Wales in 1993, [2] through the influence of the National Literacy Strategy (later superseded by the Primary National Strategy). It is no longer supported by the Primary National Strategy [3] from England's Department for Education.
The National Literacy Trust also convenes the National Literacy Forum, [4] a group of voluntary and community sector organisations who meet twice a year to discuss key literacy policy themes and joint projects. The National Literacy Trust also runs a number of targeted campaigns in specific local areas, known as National Literacy Trust Hubs.
The National Reading Panel (NRP) was a United States government body. Formed in 1997 at the request of Congress, it was a national panel with the stated aim of assessing the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read .
The Literacy Myth: Literacy and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century City (Academic Press, 1979). Graff, Harvey J. ed. Literacy and social development in the West: A reader (Cambridge UP, 1981), scholarly studies of many countries; Guzzetti, Barbara, ed. Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice (ABC-CLIO, 2002)
Literacy is the ability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was understood solely as alphabetical literacy (word and letter recognition); and the period after 1950, when literacy slowly began to be considered as a wider concept and process, including the social and cultural ...
The National Center for Families Learning partners with Better World Books, [5] Toyota, [4] [3] and other literacy advocates to help fund its many initiatives. [3] The NCFL sponsors free, online, brain-building resources, Wonderopolis and Wonderopolis Camp. [6]
Skills for Life was also a national strategy in England for improving adult literacy, language (ESOL) and numeracy skills and was established as part of the wider national skills strategy by the Labour Party from 2001 to 2010. The strategy set out how the government aimed to reach its Public Service Agreement (PSA) target to improve "the basic ...