In 1978, Larry Mikulecky of the University of Indiana-Bloomington introduced the term "aliteracy" to describe the condition of being able to read but not wanting to. For any number of reasons, studies show that it describes about half of Americans. Mikulecky warned even then that so-called back-to-basics movements that hammered on reading as a utilitarian skill — rather than one that would inspire and elevate — would result in many people who thought of reading as a chore, and who avoided it out of high school.
Sunday 21 April 2013
Will Common Core Raise "Aliteracy" Levels In The U.S.?
Posted on 16:48 by Ashish Chaturvedi
Interesting point raised by John Young at the Denver Post:
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