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Invention of the Printing Press
In 1436, a German goldsmith (a metalworker that specializes in working with gold) named Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. The printing press allowed people to print words onto paper in a more efficient way. This led to the creation of books, which allowed people to share information worldwide. (Roos, 2019) -
Missouri Anti-Literacy Laws
In 1847, the state of Missouri passed a law stating "No person shall keep or teach any school for the instruction of negroes or mulattoes, in reading or writing, in this State." During this time, white people feared that if black people gained too much knowledge, they would become a threat to their discriminatory society. (Maddox, 2022) -
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Louise Rosenblatt
Louise Rosenblatt was an advocate for literacy education and taught others about the ways to teach literacy. She created the "Reader's Response" theory, which focuses on the reader in the reading process, rather than just the material they are looking at. -
Kathryn Au
Kathryn Au was born in 1947 and is currently 76 years old. She was a professor and has been involved in the literacy community in various ways. She is well known for her research of culturally responsive teaching, which is a teaching style that includes all cultures allows students to share their culture. -
National Reading Panel is founded
The National Reading Panel was created in 1977. This panel consisted of various researchers who were dedicated to finding the best ways to teach literacy to children. One of the strategies they found to be the most important is "Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness." Phonemic awareness is essentially when children can break down the different parts of a word and understand the different sounds that make up a word. (UTX Permian Basin) -
South Carolina Read to Succeed Act
This act was put into place by the South Carolina Department of Education in 2014. The goal of this act was to create guidelines for how literacy should be taught to children. One of the guidelines states "each student who cannot yet comprehend grade-level text is identified and served as early as possible and at all stages of his or her educational process." (SC Legislature, 2019) -
Works Cited
The evolution of literacy education: UT Permian Basin Online. UTPB. (2021, January 7). https://online.utpb.edu/about-us/articles/education/the-evolution-of-literacy-education/ A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). 7 ways the printing press changed the world. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance#:~:text=German%20goldsmith%20Johannes%20Gutenberg%20is,type%20a%20century%20before%20Gutenberg. -
Works Cited (cont.)
Ealey, S. (2022, January 25). Literacy by any means necessary: The history of anti-literacy laws in the U.S. Oakland Literacy Coalition. https://oaklandliteracycoalition.org/literacy-by-any-means-necessary-the-history-of-anti-literacy-laws-in-the-u-s/ South Carolina Code of Laws. Code of laws - title 59 - chapter 155 - south carolina read to succeed act. (n.d.). https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c155.php#:~:text=SECTION%2059%2D155%2D200.,skills%20development%20of%20their%20children. -
Works Cited (cont.)
Reader response in secondary settings increasing comprehension ... - ed. (n.d.). https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1162670.pdf