Literacy as a fundamental skill for life and learning
Recent articles have explored the role early literacy plays in shaping a child's future learning, the benefits and risks of digital reading and how community involvement benefits literacy education. The chart of the month article looks at the relationship between parental education levels and young people’s literacy.
- The importance of early literacy development
- Digital reading: benefit or risk for child literacy?
- It takes a community to raise a reader
- Chart of the month: Educated parents make for literate youth
Read also about the eTwinning workshop in Riga, Latvia, were participants explored how to develop basic skills with project-based learning and eTwinning.
Practical approaches to encouraging a love of reading
In our expert article, Colin Harrison (University of Nottingham, UK) discusses how improved literacy is life-enhancing. Our second expert article comes from Stefanie Ledermaier at Cedefop and discusses the importance of inclusive vocational education to literacy.
Our tutorial and practice articles explore open and inclusive approaches to literacy teaching, while this month's articles on publications focus on literacy teaching practice and policy.
- Improving reading across Europe: More reading! More talking! by Colin Harrison from the University of Nottingham
- Fostering literacy through inclusive vocational education by Stefanie Ledermaier from Cedefop
- Supporting all readers with inclusive literacy strategies
- Fresh approaches to literacy teaching
- What works: evidence for quality teaching practice
- Children’s reading competence and wellbeing in the EU
- Effective practices for literacy teaching
Professional development materials on literacy
Learn new ideas for your teaching practice via our webinars and course materials (available for self-paced learning):
- Online course: Engage families to build a strong classroom reading culture
- Online tutorial: Playful learning for reading: A child-centred approach in the classroom
- Webinar recording: Children’s conceptions of thinking as a starting point to promote lifelong learning
- Webinar recording: Effective strategies for building reading fluency and comprehension strategies
Additional information
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Education type:School Education
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Target audience:TeacherStudent TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalPedagogical AdviserTeacher EducatorResearcher
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)