“Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.” ShouldChildrenOpportunityGivenEducationSkillsEducationalAcquireLiteracy Author:Hugh Mackay
“Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.” NeedsShouldChildrenKidsIndividualParentEducationTakenTeacherTeachingCapacityAccountsAvailableEducationalTechniqueLiteracyBe Encouraged Author:Hugh Mackay
“Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined to a small, highly educated class of professional people.” PeopleWritingReadingGoalEducationClassCenturySkillsUniversalEducationalEducated20th CenturyLiteracyConfinedReading And Writing Author:Hugh Mackay
“Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills?” YoungFallCultureGrowing UpGrowingMastersSkillsStandardsCommunicateLiteracy Author:Hugh Mackay
“Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today's culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were.” ShouldWritingMayImportantIdeasTodayAbleCultureMissingSkillsEnthusiasmCrucialLiteracy Author:Hugh Mackay
