[NLA] National Literacy Day?

[M C Smith]

Who knew? Geez, I thought Sept. 8 was National Literacy Day. Or is that 
International Literacy Day? Or Literacy Appreciation Day? Why do we have 
two dates (7/2 and 9/8) designated as literacy day--how is one different 
from the other? How should each be acknowledged and "celebrated"? Seems 
like there are several issues at root here: (1) forgetting our history, (2) 
general lack of focus in the "literacy field", and (3) inattention to 
important symbolic events that call to mind the significant role of 
literacy in society.

Thanks, Daphne, for bringing this to our attention.

Daphne Greenberg wrote: "Today is National Literacy Day and it is 
interesting to me that we don't
make much of a deal out of it."


M Cecil Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
Northern Illinois University

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