Study shows viewing films can improve child literacy
Films, television and computer games, are now “fundamental” to what it means to be literate in the 21st Century, according to the authors of a report out today. The joint publication, by the University of Sheffield and the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA), claims that government policy needs to focus on ensuring that all primary and secondary schools are able to undertake work on media literacy.
The report, `Moving Literacy On´, was co-authored by Professor Jackie Marsh, from the University of Sheffield´s School of Education, and is based on the findings of a two-year evaluation of a national project implemented by the British Film Institute (BFI).