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3000 BCE
Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia
Literacy can be traced back to 3000 BCE, in Mesopotamia, where ancient Sumerians started writing on clay tablets and created a writing form known as cuneiform script this was the first known writing system in the world. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 1450
From Clay Tablets to the Printing Press
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1450
The Printing Press
Johannes Guttenberg, changed the history of literacy education with the creation of the printing press in the 1450's. Books could now be printed instead of being hand-copied which made it easier for people to read and gain knowledge. -
Jean Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
The Preoperational Stage (is the stage where children acquire the ability to internally represent the world through language and mental imagery. Children starts using words and phrases to communicate their desires. (2 to 7 years). This stage is so important to literacy education because it breaks down the years that the children are beginning to understand words and phrase that they see and hear. -
ESSA and Reading
The Every Students Succeeds Acts (ESSA) was put into place in 1965, that focused on the four main aspects of reading instruction:
1. phonemic awareness
2. phonics
3. vocabulary development
4. reading comprehension strategies
The ESSA, establishes that students from 3rd through eight grade must test annually in reading -
IDEA and Reading Instruction
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was a simple law that basically explained that children with disabilities should have the same exact right to education as any other student. Also appropriate instruction in reading for students with disabilities included essential components of reading. -
Frith Theory of Reading Acquisition
In Frith's theory it is said that children learn literacy by moving through particular stages that are developmental and associated with both experience and age. This stage also talks about how a child discovers recognition of symbols, images, and words to begin developing a reading sense.