Quotes About Literacy Development

#1. The most effective reading teachers are teachers who read. According to Morrison, Jacobs, and Swinyard (1999), "Perhaps the most influential teacher behavior to influence students' literacy development is personal reading, both in and out of school" (p. 81).

Donalyn Miller

#2. Hearing stories has a direct impact on literacy development.

Stephen D. Krashen

#3. The goal of providing basic literacy and education to all the world's people is still the most basic development challenge.

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

#4. On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all.

Kofi Annan

#5. Education brings sustainability to all the development goals, and literacy is the foundation of all learning. It provides individuals with the skills to understand the world and shape it, to participate in democratic processes and have a voice, and also to strengthen their cultural identity.

Irina Bokova

#6. Literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

Kofi Annan

#7. Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur - this lovely world, these precious days ...

E.B. White

#8. There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families' and the country's economic development. A girl's lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.

Sachin Tendulkar

#9. She was proud one moment, covetous the next, and then fearful the moment after that. It would always be like this, wouldn't it, being the wife of a man she loved but couldn't trust, whose true motives were as murky as the bottom of the sea?

Sherry Thomas

#10. [A] spirit of justice and friendly accomodation ... is our duty and our interest to cultivate with all nations.

Thomas Jefferson

#11. Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.

Bobby Scott

#12. With the development of the printing press, not only could text be mass-produced quickly, it could also be mass-produced quickly and incorrectly.

The Bureau Chiefs

#13. Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they're four years old, they're usually among the best readers by the time they're eight.

Mem Fox

#14. A more consistent and sustainable relationship with China will be a core goal of my administration. That requires open channels of communication, both with China's leadership and the Taiwanese people.

Tsai Ing-wen

#15. If you want to relax the worry-tightened muscles in your face, let the half smile come to your face. As the half smile appears, all the facial muscles begin to relax. The longer the half smile is maintained, the better. It is the same smile you see on the face

Thich Nhat Hanh

#16. Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.

Kofi Annan