Tag: literacy
Falling in love with reading
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of discussion on social media about the decline in literacy. People are quick to find something to blame: smartphones (short-form video content in particular), video games, etc. I don't want to join the chorus of those voices. Instead, I want to share how I fell in love with reading in my late twenties, because until I was 28, I barely read.
There Are People Who Would Give Anything For Your Ability to Read and Write
In our current year, there is a global literacy crisis. As a result, there's a privilege in being able to read and write. Notes on Frederick Douglass, the problems you don't think about, and why the ability to write is something to be grateful for and use rather than take for granted.
#oneaday Day 751: Read/write access
There are a lot of things I don't like about myself, but one of the things that I have always been rather pleased with is my willingness to engage with the English language. A lot of this stems from being encouraged well at an early age, both by my parents and at school, but also...
The Windex Problem
The problem with information literacy we have in the age of Google: We give up too early. It’s an issue research librarians are struggling to tackle.