Snippets of Literacy Dawn Grant-Skiba
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Literacy is the foundation of any and all types of education. It is a basic human right, but how can we achieve it for everyone? Join the discussion once per month on a Thursday here and also check out our Facebook page.
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Ep.29 Equity in literacy education
Equal access to literacy education, access to quality resources and quality instruction are the beginning steps towards equity in literacy education. Let's babble about it!
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Ep.28 Media Literacy in the Time of Covid-19
Have you ever considered how the young and elderly are coping in this age of digitisation when a pandemic is raging the world? What lessons can we learn? What things should we be doing to ensure digital literacy for all?
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Ep. 27 Interview with Judge Sahai Whittingham Maxwell on Literacy and Justice
An illiterate child or youth might not have the literacy skills to participate in their own defense. What systems are in place to protect them from self-incrimination and the threat of justice denied? This episode will provide you with insights into literacy and justice.
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Ep. 26 Literacy and the school to prison pipeline
Keeping the youth out of prison could be as simple as providing them with their first book, telling them their first story, encouraging them to go to and stay in school. We can sit on the sidelines and complain or we can start today to disrupt the school to prison pathway. What are you going to do?
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Ep. 25 Can a person be educated and illiterate at the same time?
There is a positive correlation between being educated and the eradication of illiteracy. Find out more in this episode.
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Ep. 24 How discipline affects literacy development
Have you ever considered what happens to a child's learning when they are constantly suspended or expelled from school?
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