Grab your pencil and books.
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A student reads at a school in Stockholm, Sweden. Many teachers want students to have printed books, quiet reading hours, and time to practice handwriting. (AP/David Keyton) -
A teacher helps a student with her handwriting. (AP/David Keyton) -
Students read and eat oranges at an elementary school in Stockholm, Sweden. (AP/David Keyton) -
A child writes sentences. Do you practice writing your letters? (AP/David Keyton) -
A student writes in cursive. (AP/David Keyton)
Turn book pages. Sound out words. Hold your pencil. Write letters. Sweden wants students off screens and in books.
Many people think kids read and write better with less time on screens.
Pray God will show teachers how best to instruct children. It is a pleasure to read and write well.
Read More:
Sweden used to put tablets in preschools. People wanted students to know how to work online. Now Sweden wants children under age six off screens. Fourth-graders’ reading levels dropped between 2016 and 2021. Some think the pandemic caused students to fall behind. Others wonder if students who moved from other countries to Sweden got lower scores. Swedish is their second language. That makes reading harder. Experts think too many screens are to blame. Sweden will spend over $64 million this year on school books.
“Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.” (Proverbs 23:12)
