Each year, International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on September 8th. The theme for this year is “Literacy in a digital world”. The goal is to look at what kind of literacy skills people need to navigate “increasingly digitally-mediated societies”. International Literacy Day is a .
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Kristen Turner and Troy Hicks, in听, offer practical tips by highlighting classroom practices that engage students in reading and thinking with both print and digital texts, thus encouraging reading instruction that reaches all students. Also read 鈥溾�� from听.
滨苍听, author听Sara Kajder examines ways in which teachers and students co-construct new literacies through Web 2.0 technology-infused instructional practices. See more in the听.
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We encourage you to visit the UNESCO website to learn more about the organization’s theme for 2017, ““. How will you celebrate the day?