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I use the Riggs curriculum (www.riggsinst.org), a phonetic language arts system that works for all learning styles and in spite of "learning disabilities," to teach people to read.

Textbooks will always beat screens 03/25/2026

Of course! But they also have data to prove it.

Textbooks will always beat screens Is the page finally beginning to turn on children and screens? For the first time since the advent of social media, we are seeing a burgeoning alliance across all political divides to protect children from digital harm. In 2024 Jonathan Haidt delivered an urgent manifesto for change in The Anxious G...

03/21/2026
What we think is a decline in literacy is a design problem | Aeon Essays 03/11/2026

https://aeon.co/essays/what-we-think-is-a-decline-in-literacy-is-a-design-problem Interesting point of view. I don't know if he's right, but this is something to consider.

What we think is a decline in literacy is a design problem | Aeon Essays Your inability to focus isn’t a failing. It’s a design problem, and the answer isn’t getting rid of our screen time

11/09/2025

Reading comes in many forms.

Is This the End of Literacy? | James Marriott & Jared Henderson 11/03/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iqc-lah8g4 I found this video very interesting. They cover a lot of ground in their discussion of literacy, post-literacy, smart phone and screen addiction, effects of social media, history, philosophy, and many other things. It just might be worth your time.

Is This the End of Literacy? | James Marriott & Jared Henderson If you’ve noticed that you’re reading less, or you’ve been concerned with the decline of reading as a leisure activity, or you’re wondering what happens if a...

"Without Books We Will be Barbarians," by Niall Ferguson 10/23/2025

Yes, there is a new Reading Tutor video today.

"Without Books We Will be Barbarians," by Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson wrote an interesting article on the decline of literacy. It's at: https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-without-books-we-will-be-barbarians ....

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