Reforming English Spelling(blog.oup.com)
33 points by jruohonen | 93 comments
OUPblog column by Anatoly Liberman arguing for a minimalist, gradual reform of English spelling and describing the English Spelling Society's recent congress.
#literacy on Hacker News
4 stories tagged literacy, newest first.
Was silent reading unusual during Augustine's time?(historyofinformation.com)
65 points by ryanscio | 37 comments
A HistoryofInformation.com entry examining whether silent reading was unusual in Augustine's time, citing his account of Ambrose reading silently.
“Reading Rainbow” was created to combat summer reading slumps(smithsonianmag.com)
319 points by arbesman | 188 comments
Smithsonian magazine article on the history of the children's TV series Reading Rainbow, created to combat summer reading slumps and bridge the literacy gap.
The average college student today(hilariusbookbinder.substack.com)
563 points by Jyaif | 680 comments
A Substack essay by a longtime professor describing how the average college student today differs from students of past decades.