Talk:Literacy/to do

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 * "Teaching literacy" section is too long; move details to reading education. See Summary style for help.
 * References are needed in many places


 * How is reading taught in languages other than English? What about Chinese?  Hiragana?
 * A mention that in some countries literacy is taught in a language that children don't speak at home.
 * A discussion of the merits of writing systems in relation to literacy. Include the paradox of Japan, with its complex system of two syllabaries, romaji and kanji with several readings still has a high rate of literacy.
 * Some disadavantage of literacy, say, loss of oral literature, less memorization, excessive trust in the printed word,...
 * Summary of literacy trends (regional, type of country, etc.)
 * Discussion of "balanced literacy" (what is that?)


 * re: "How is reading taught in languages other than English? What about Chinese?  Hiragana?"
 * Isn't this a pedagogical question? Is it appropriate for this article?


 * re: "Some disadavantages [sic] of literacy, say, loss of oral literature, less memorization, excessive trust in the printed word,..."
 * Is this based on any atudy or verifiable source? The claims sound spurious at best.

. JetBlack11 (talk) 21:19, 20 December 2007 (UTC) }}
 * Agree on "balanced literacy" hardly seems defined or widely accepted enough to warrant inclusion.