The word “literacy” means different things in different contexts. For many people, the first things that come to mind are books and reading, especially in childhood. But literacy can also mean financial or political literacy – having the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate money or your place in society.
For the New Statesman’s 2016 Literacy Week, we’re exploring the question of literacy from a variety of angles. We’ll be looking at what it means to grow up with books, and conversely what it means when you can’t read. We’ll feature pieces from authors and young writers discussing the reading material which matters to them. And we’ll be asking what can be done on a policy level to improve literacy, in schools and elsewhere.
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