Disruptive Literacy The Book

Authors: Dr Sunita Gandhi, Tom Delaney, Jonathan Hakim, Mashood Alam Bhat

Foundational literacy and numeracy are crucial to every person’s wellbeing. A nation’s literacy rate is a key predictor of its social and economic progress.

Yet the world still has hundreds of millions of children in school but not learning the basics, and adults deprived of these foundational skills. Why?

Disruptive Literacy tackles these hard questions, showing that, despite the huge setback of COVID-19, the world can attain universal literacy rapidly.

Drawing from remarkable examples of movements around the world, and sprinkled with stories from the authors’ grassroots educational work in the Accelerating Learning for All (ALfA) program, Disruptive Literacy is an easy-to-read but hard-to-ignore manifesto that will touch your heart and inspire you to action.

Check out the book today – available as an e-book or paperback.

Testimonials

Ernesto Schiefelbein

Former Minister of Education, Chile

A much-needed manifesto for achieving large scale transformation of the global literacy crisis.

Anil Swarup

Former Secretary of Education, India

A must read for policymakers and all those associated with the campaign against illiteracy.

Anandiben Patel

Governor of Uttar Pradesh, India

Disruptive Literacy is not only a collection of ideas, but presents research-based practical solutions. I hope that the book will be a reminder to put literacy on the top agenda.

Vicky Colbert

Former Vice-Minister of Education, Colombia and Yidan Prize Awardee

Disruptive Literacy is a must read for all who desire a world in which everyone is empowered with the key skills of literacy.

Kyle Zimmer

Founder and CEO, FirstBook

A global crisis requiring a global response. This book presents a powerful call to action worldwide.

Shankar Maruwada

National Curriculum Framework Committee Member, India

Disruptive Literacy is action-provoking in its clarion call against literacy poverty. Whether policymaker, school leader, corporation, community organisation or individual—there’s something in it for everyone!