New Statesman Literacy Week 2016
News Statesman: 4.18.2016 by Stephanie
Boland
Welcome to the New Statesman's
literacy week, discussing literature and literacy from policy to practice.
The word "literacy"
means different things in different contexts. For many people, the first things
that come to mind are books and reading, especially in childhood. But literacy
can also mean financial or political literacy – having the necessary knowledge
and skills to navigate money or your place in society.
For the New Statesman's 2016
Literacy Week, we're exploring the question of literacy from a variety of
angles. We'll be looking at what it means to grow up with books, and conversely
what it means when you can't read. We'll feature pieces from authors and young
writers discussing the reading material which matters to them. And we'll be
asking what can be done on a policy level to improve literacy, in schools and
elsewhere.
Enjoy the pieces so far below!
The trials and triumphs of learning to read in a second
language, by Anoosh Chakelian and Yo Zushi
Two New Statesman staffers recount how they learned to read Armenian and English, respectively.
Two New Statesman staffers recount how they learned to read Armenian and English, respectively.
Why we need to improve education in prisons, for the benefit
of everyone
Frances Crook, Chief Executive of The Howard League, on literacy for offenders.
Frances Crook, Chief Executive of The Howard League, on literacy for offenders.
How a sugar company taught be to read
Stephen Bush on dyslexia and the outreach programme that made him the person he is today.
Stephen Bush on dyslexia and the outreach programme that made him the person he is today.
Class and literacy, from Enid Blyton to Hoggart
Stephanie Boland on growing up in libraries.
Stephanie Boland on growing up in libraries.
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