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The creation of the first Phoenician Alphabet, which was the most similar during this time to the present day alphabet (CAGS, 2023)
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Famous philosophers like Plato and Aristotle encourage literacy and critical thinking, and learning is popularized (Ashworth, 2022).
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The creation of the printing press made literature ore acessible to people outside of the upper class and revolutionized the creation and spread of text (CAGS, 2023).
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Martin Luther was one of the first theorists and advocated for everyone to have access to literature. Pamphlets were being spread quickly around countries, some of the most notable being the writing of Martin Luther, this increased the access of literature even more (Hollingsworth, 2024).
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One of the first common educational books which included information like the alphabet and religious teachings (Hollingsworth 2024).
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One of the first educational laws coming from Massachusetts stated that a town with over 50 people had to hire a teacher. (CAGS, 2023).
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Maria was an early literacy theorist who focused on sensory learning, hands-on, and a child-centered approach to learning and is famous till this day. (Ashworth, 2022).
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John Dewey was an educational philosopher who created this study about how people learn. He believed experiences and trial and error facilitated learning (Johnson, 2024).
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Piaget created multiple theories over a span of time, such as "Play, Dreams, and Imitation in Childhood" in 1945. Many of his theories had everlasting effects. He believed children learn in stages and that thinking evolves over time. (CAGS, 2023).
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Following the launch of Sputnik, Congress passed a law to strengthen American education in foreign languages, literacy, math, and science. This provided federal funds and grants to students K-12 (Johnson, 2024).
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The rise of technology changed the way people looked at literacy and what that meant. Schools began to teach students how to use computers in constructive ways and how to become digitally literate. (Hollingsworth, 2024).
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An emphasis was placed on standardized testing to record students' progress, and schools were expected to demonstrate the success of every student. This was intended to give those struggling students more attention and time, as well as improve literacy and education as a whole. (Johnson, 2024).