Please, encourage patience and encourage literacy.
But I have a nagging fear that in encouraging literacy we are killing the pleasure of reading.
Encouraging literacy across the curriculum is something that comes naturally to the school librarian, whose job revolves around literacy of all kinds, a fact that can be overlooked.
The panel's report will recommend encouraging literacy and thinking about countries' histories, as well as engaging with issues such as immigration and social media.
Mr. McNally, of Lego, also praises the books, including a series based on the characters from "Ninjago," saying they encourage literacy in young Lego fans.
The center offers residencies and education programs for young artists, as well as community-centric events like weekly workshops with neighborhood women that encourage literacy, creativity and experimentation.
Parker helped create a series of widely acclaimed guides to books for minority students and a not-for-profit organization, Kids Cultural Books, which conducts book festivals around the country to encourage literacy.
All proceeds are going to Room to Read, an organization that encourages literacy for children around the world.
Something called Little Free Libraries is encouraging literacy across the country.
Distributing books to libraries, schools, hospitals, prisons, refugee camps and rural communities, Book Aid International works to encourage literacy and access to reading materials in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
