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Pencil
The first wooden pencil was invented in 1560. The pencil was a major development in literacy education because students use it to write. -
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori's theory is an educational approach that emphasizes individualized instruction and self-paced learning. Children learn how to write before they learn how to read. Children are able to put the letters for the sounds they know together into a word before they are ready to interpret and string together the sounds of a word on a page. -
Jean Piaget
Children actively construct knowledge based on their stage of development and previous knowledge. As children engage with their environment, they create internal mental structures to comprehend their experiences. -
Lev Vygotsky
children learn best when what is to be learned is functional and relevant, indicating that learning to read would be better approached as a whole-to-part or whole-language process which encourages understanding and pleasure in the written word -
iPad
The first iPad was invented in 2010. This is a major development in literacy education because students can use these for learning. They can read on them and play educational games. -
Read To Succeed
The Read To Succeed Act requires that the SC Department of Education develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously refine a comprehensive state plan for PreK-12th grade to improve reading achievement. -
Act 284
Act 284 requires that a student must be retained in the third grade if the student fails to demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of third grade as indicated by scoring at the lowest achievement level on the state summative reading assessment SC READY.