Open-Source Early Literacy Materials Gaining Some Attention

phooky writes "Although open teaching materials have been available at the university level for a while now, there have been very few materials for younger learners. That's beginning to change now with the advent of Free-Reading, a free, wiki-based resource for early literacy instruction. The availability of free materials could free up millions of dollars from school budgets for more teachers and training. From the USA Today article: 'Last fall, a Florida textbook adoption committee approved Free-Reading, a remediation program for primary-school children that's believed to be the first free, open-source reading program for K-12 public schools. It's awaiting approval by Eric Smith, the state's incoming education commissioner, who could approve it by mid-December. Florida is one of the top five textbook markets in the USA, so its move could lead to the development of other free materials that might someday challenge the dominance of a handful of big educational publishers.'"

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

I'd much rather use Apple's Early Literacy Materials. They are better written, and have the right amount of cool stuff compared to the crappy open sores equivalents. Think Different. Think Better. Think Apple.

Re:The downloadable flash-cards

[stratjakt]

There are free tools to view and print.

Would linux no longer be open source if you found out linus was using Word to edit his code?

It's free. Quit your fucking whining, you ungrateful little bitch.