literacy education
Teaching to read
Literacy education is teaching people to read and write.
The term covers everything from early childhood phonics instruction to adult programs for those who never learned or are learning a new language.
The nonprofit focuses on literacy education in underserved communities.
Literacy education increasingly includes digital literacy—navigating online information and technology.
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
- bookBound written work
grammar · fluency · digital storytelling · vocabulary · spelling · picture books · bedtime stories · reading aloud · story · alphabet · decoding · historical texts · literary genres · civic engagement · letter · learning to read · guided reading · reading level
- literacy topicsreading, writing skills, written language, writing systems, alphabet
- reading educationreading, vocabulary, spelling, phonics, comprehension
- educationschool, schools, teachers, students, learning
- teacher educationstudent teaching, teacher certification, teacher prep, teacher preparation, teaching credentials
- teacher trainingteaching certificate, teacher preparation, student teaching, teacher prep, practicum