We are proud to note that ELINET was represented in person at the UIA Associations Round Table Europe 2025 by Prof. Winnie-Karen Giera — acting in her capacity as Chairperson of ELINET #ELINET #UIA #Associations #InternationalNetworking #Education #Literacy #Collaboration uia.org/roundtable/2...

TRAIL
On 17–18 September 2025, the Potsdam Education Forum welcomed 65 reading researchers and education professionals from 10 countries for discovering new “paths” for strengthening reading promotion in schools. See for more details: elinet.pro/blogs/

📢 Advancing Literacy Policy Across Europe
At #ELINET – European Literacy Policy Network, we believe that literacy is more than a skill — it’s a right and a foundation for democratic participation, social inclusion, and lifelong learning.
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Do you know our Literacy Expert 🌍 Colin Harrison (UK)?
To view all Colin Harrison's publications, please visit his personal web site, at: www.colinharrison.org
Read more about our ELINET members: elinet.pro/our-experts/
#ELINET #LiteracyPolicy #LiteracyEducation #Lit4all

Who is ..... Meet our ELINET Experts

William G. Brozo (USA/South Africa) Emeritus Professor of Literacy, George Mason University | International Expert on Adolescent Literacy | Author & Consultant
🔗 Read more: elinet.pro/our-experts/
#ELINET #EuropeanLiteracy #LiteracyPolicy #LiteracyEducation

📢 Framing Reading Literacy as a Public Health Crisis in South Africa
by William G. Brozo & Gail Andrews
📉 PIRLS 2023 data paints a stark picture: South African Grade 4 learners scored over 200 points below the international average — with 78% unable to read for meaning.
Read here: elinet.pro/blogs/

📢 Advancing Literacy Policy Across Europe
At ELINET – European Literacy Policy Network, we believe that literacy is more than a skill — it’s a right and a foundation for democratic participation, social inclusion, and lifelong learning.
💡 Explore here: elinet.pro/policy-state...

🔍 Literacy at Blue-Collar Work: Making Visible the Diverse Practices:
Surveys show literacy is less visible in blue-collar jobs compared to white-collar roles.
🔗 elinet.pro/blogs/
#ELINET #EuropeanLiteracy #LiteracyPolicy #Literacy

First Conference after Summer!

📚 Join us for #TRAIL2025 in Potsdam & online (Sept 17–18)! Explore transnational strategies for inclusive literacy with experts from ELINET, ARLE & more.

Free registration, limited spots - register via:
🔗 [email protected]

#InclusiveEducation #EdResearch

🔵 The #ELINET Association is a network of over 50 literacy experts from 16 countries. It builds on the ELINET project (2014–2016), which united 80 partners from 28 countries and was funded with 3 Mio EUR by the European Commission.

#literacy #digitalliteracy #teaching #research #europeancitizen

We are very happy to be part of #BlueSky to connect with more people all over the word who is interesting in researching and teaching (digital) literacy.

#literacy #reading #writing #digitalliteracy #communication #education #skills #futureskills