NEW REPORT: National Early Literacy Panel

The National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) recently published a synthesis of the research on early literacy development in children zero to five.  The full report can be found at:  http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/NELP/NELP09.html

BookTV Debate: On Literacy & Technology

The Millennials:  The Dumbest Generation or the Next Great Generation?

Authors Mark Bauerlein and Neil Howe talk about the influence of different technologies on the literacy and learning habits of the Millennial Generation and how they rank compared to other generations.  Bauerlein and Neil have opposing books on the subject.

To view, link to:  http://www.booktv.org/watch.aspx?ProgramId=FV-9887

Voice of Literacy Podcasts

Betsy Baker, Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Missouri--Columbia, hosts a bi-weekly series of podcast interviews with literacy researchers who discuss the implications of their research for teachers, parents, principals, and policymakers.  Titled Voice of Literacy, the website offers podcasts that provide backstory and insight into recent articles in the Journal of Literacy Research and Reading Research Quarterly.

Listen at Voice of Literacy:  http://www.voiceofliteracy.org/