EDLL 314 Literacy Timeline Jessica Colon

By jecolon
  • 2700 BCE

    Creation of Alphabet

    Creation of Alphabet
    The Phoenician system was the first alphabetic system, meaning that the symbols represented letters or sounds, rather than full words.

  • An Act to Establish Free Schools Throughout SC

    An Act to Establish Free Schools Throughout SC
    On December 21, 1811, the South Carolina General Assembly passed its first Act to appropriate funds for "Free Schools" all across the state. Each district and/or election district was authorized one school per member of the House of Representatives in each district, and the State would pay up to $300 per year towards each schoolmaster hired. The General Assembly also defined the number of "School Commissioners" to be appointed in each district. This was important as it began schooling in SC.

  • Whole Word Method Creation

    Whole Word Method Creation
    Created by Mitford Matthews. Several hundred sight words were learned by students, the educator instructed correlated phonics generalizations, and connected those speculations to specific cases in sound and image correspondences known as analytic phonics.

  • Lau v. Nichols

    Lau v. Nichols
    United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously decided that the lack of supplemental language instruction in public school for students with limited English proficiency violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This helped further advance and support bilingual children education.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    The significance of the No Child Left Behind Act is crucial to the development of reading and writing in the United States. Congress and leaders in the United States wanted to ensure schools were held accountable for student achievement and progress. he No Child Left Behind Act should motivate teachers to examine the reading process and perfect their reading instruction so their AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) is met for their school and their students succeed.

  • Read to Succeed Act 284

    Read to Succeed Act 284
    Created to address literacy performance in South Carolina and put in place a comprehensive system of support to ensure SC students graduate on time with the literacy skills they need to be successful in college, careers and citizenship.