literacy

I make many grammatical errors in the course of my writing. Going through old posts, I cringe when I come across all of the commas that my comma-happy-self has put in places they don't rightly belong.  Read More »

I have only ever created on other blog. And it wasn't for my own personal use - it was to share with some of the coolest people I have ever met, in an unexpected place - three plane rides and a bus trip away from me.  Read More »

Reading aloud to children is one of life’s more precious things we can offer. Not only is reading aloud great for quality time with children, but children who have been read to aloud more quickly and easily grasp their language.  Read More »

Recently a woman from the Cincinnati Enquirer wrote an article about New Media taking over for Classical Literature. This truly makes me sad. Can it be that the book is "outdated" now? I can't even image a world without books.  Read More »

This is a short answer that I wrote for a college application but the inspiration came from a real life experience that shook me and opened my eyes.It was no secret to me that many Africans do not has access to adequate education but I did not really feel the effects till I took a trip to Sierra Leone my sophmore year of high school.  Read More »

How many books do you read in a year? If you're like 25% of the American adult population, you didn't read any.

An Associated Press-Ipsos poll released last month studied the reading habits of Americans, and found that one in four adults say that they read no books in the past year. Blame it on the Internet or our fast-paced lives, but 25% of the population is not reading books.  Read More »

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