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Thank you, Tom, for your generous narrative recollection. </div>
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Courtney's contribution to the field carries on shining. She and I did this interview piece for her 2019 Routledge collection, trying to capture some of the historical context of her work and that of Michael Cole, Dell Hymes, Basil Bernstein and colleagues. </div>
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There is another interview piece a few years back for the journal Curriculum Inquiry - focusing on 'outsiders' working in Indigenous educational contexts.</div>
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Tom's piece for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education is a comprehensive an overview of adult literacy, written with Tom's synoptic precision and focus. </div>
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<li style="list-style-type: disc;"><b>If any of you have topics that you would like to take up in an entry for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, contact me directly.
</b>The ORE, under lead editor George Noblett - who happens to be a great bluegrass bassist - has been going for a decade plus now and we've had great success as a 'non-canonical' Encyclopedia, taking up important topics, divergent and convergent, historical
and contemporary. We've already featured work by Tom, Arlette Willis, Donna Alvermann and Greg Brooks. The online readership and uptake has been significant, and Oxford (a non-profit), has committed all proceeds to maintaining and renewing the venture. </li></ul>
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Thanks again, Tom - and hope you are all well and flourishing. </div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Multiliteracies: Making Connections in Adult Literacy Education</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tom Sticht, International Consultant in Adult Education (Ret.)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In 1974 I spent the spring semester at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a visiting associate professor teaching courses in adult literacy education and the development of readable,
usable materials for adults. I was assigned to work in the office of Professor Courtney Cazden who was on sabbatical leave that year. Also in that year colleagues and I published a book entitled Auding and Reading: A Developmental Model that cited research
by Cazden (1972) on oral language and children’s education so the assignment of me to her office was an interesting event for me. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Some 20 years later, in 1994, both Courtney and I were inducted into the international Reading Hall of Fame and then, just two years later, in 1996, Courtney joined with several others to form
the New London Group which published a seminal article entitled “A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing social futures” emphasizing “the multiple linguistic and cultural differences in our society”
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Another member of the New London Group was Allan Luke, who was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2021 Luke was serving as a member of the board for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia
of Education (OREE) and recommended to the publishers that I be invited to write an article on Adult Literacy and Basic Education in the United States for the OREE. I was indeed contacted and I agreed to write the article (Sticht, 2022)..</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In the article I discussed various topics that are today often discussed in terms of “multiliteracies” as formulated by the New London Group with both Courtney Cazden and Allan Luke as members.
This includes topics such as academic literacy, health literacy, family literacy, workplace literacies, civics literacy, and digital literacy.
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Now, bringing this all up to date, Cacicio, Cote, & Bigger (2023) have prepared a report for “ALL IN: The Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network”, a coalition of organizations formed by
the Barbara Bush Foundation to advance adult literacy education in the United States. Entitled “Investing in Multiple Literacies for Individual and Collective Empowerment” the report’s authors “,,,acknowledge the seminal work of the New London group in establishing
the concept of multiliteracies which captures the multiplicity of communications channels and increasing cultural and linguistic diversity in the world today; multiple literacies shares a focus on the impact of technology and distributed digital information
on literacy”..</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Cacicio et al (2023) report maintains that “<span style="color: black;">In the age of information, the types of literacies needed to participate in society have increased dramatically.
These literacies include civic, digital, financial, health, information, and oral literacy, among others, all of which correlate to strong foundational literacy skills. Foundational adult literacy skills are clearly linked to sustained income growth,2 better
healthcare access,3 improved job prospects for justice-involved and returning citizens,4 and stronger language and literacy skills among children.5”</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Reference number 5 at the end of the above paragraph refers to a paper I wrote (Sticht, 2011) that discusses the relationships between oral language and written language learning,
which relates to the works by Cazden (1972) and Sticht et al. (1974) mentioned earlier, and how this helps in the intergenerational transfer of oracy and literacy from parents to their children. In the Cacicio et al (2023) report oral language and literacy
are discussed in a section on Storytelling and Oral Literacy and notes that, “</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Historically, oral culture and communication has served as a powerful tool of resistance to oppression,
particularly among Black and Indigenous communities. Storytelling and public speaking in general, is a leadership skill–embodying empathy, emotional intelligence, and the ability to motivate others.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Cacicio et al (2023) report that the purpose of their paper “. .. is to clarify how promoting access and integrated support of multiple literacies at the individual level can
enable our country’s shared social, economic, and civic well-being. It aims to demonstrate how educators, employers, nonprofit, and government leaders can drive collective investment in multiple literacies and create thriving communities nationwide.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Hopefully, this message will provide additional advocacy leverage for getting increased funding for and participation in the Adult Education and Literacy System of the United
States. </span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: white;">“As our world becomes increasingly the written word becomes the baseline for communication</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
Cacicio, S., Cote, P., & Bigger, K. (2023). Investing in Multiple Literacies for Individual and</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Collective Empowerment. [White Paper]. The Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://allinliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Investing-in-Multiple-Literacies-for-__;!!NVzLfOphnbDXSw!HNhpgvYToFH4P7VM0NnjU9uXCbSl7fEteYB7Qul-verbyNEcbZibOp92_T_Pgg8hXOapAZezkljqDV3fmLQ$" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">https://allinliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Investing-in-Multiple-Literacies-for-</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Individual-and-Collective-Empowerment.pdf</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cazden, C. (1972). Child Language and Education. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New London Group.(1996). A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures. Harvard Educational Review, 66, 60–92.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sticht, T. et al. (1974). Auding and Reading: A Developmental Model. Online at:
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sticht, T. (2011) Getting it Right From the Start. American Educator. Fall 2011. Online at:
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sticht, T. (2022). Adult Literacy and Basic Education in the United States. Online at:
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