Sentence examples for print literacy from inspiring English sources

Learning to read is so entwined in the normal course of child development that it is easy to assume that our brains are naturally wired for print literacy.

Today, we live in a world where print literacy – the ability to read and write – is viewed as a fundamental unifying principle of our culture.

The tool attempts to provide users with more opportunities for expressive visualisation than previous educational software; its design was motivated by earlier work connecting "moving image literacy" with print literacy, and it was used here in storywriting preparation work: users first visualised a known story, then wrote their versions of it based on the cartoons they had made.

I believe in the importance of mechanical print literacy, at least where it's possible, and so I will keep the focus on print, particularly with my younger children, always reserving the option of letting my oldest listen to an assigned text from Shakespeare or Homer (as Mark Cattell points out, those authors never meant for their work to be "read" in print form).

The kindergarten standards, in use in over 40 states, place huge emphasis on print literacy and state bluntly that, by the end of kindergarten, children are to "read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding". Large amounts of time and money are being devoted to this goal, and its impact is felt strongly in many preschools as well.

The focus on the aural/visual means print literacy is not as mandatory, making the resources more inclusive.

Movable type, alongside woodblock printing, increased literacy with the mass production of printed materials.

To improve as scholars and as a society, we need to learn to value oral expression and other non print-based literacies, and the people who practice them.

Adult outpatients who were aware of their HIV diagnosis and able to give informed consent (either written or thumb print depending on literacy level) were invited into the study.

It flourished in the so-called Dark Ages, before the printing press unleashed literacy upon the world, and enjoys regular revivals.

The findings suggest that, given this more balanced profile, girls, compared to boys, are less at risk of losing touch with traditional print-based educational literacy in school.