Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) 2010年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、Read Every Day.Lead a Better Life.2009/2010 ANNUAL REPORTThe Reading Bill of RightsToday we live in a world full of digital information.Yet reading has never been more important,for we know that for young people the ability to read is the door opener to the 21st century:to hold a job,to understand t

2、heir world,and to know themselves.That is why we are asking you to join our Global Literacy Call to Action:We call this campaign:“Read Every Day.Lead a Better Life.”We are asking parents,teachers,school and business leaders,and the general public to support their childrens right to read for a better

3、 life in the digital world of the 21st century.Here is what we believe about reading in the second decade of the 21st century.We call this The Reading Bill of Rights:WE BELIEVE that literacy the ability to read,write and understand is the birthright of every child in the world as well as the pathway

4、 to succeed in school and to realize a complete life.Young people need to read nonfiction for information to understand their world,and literature for imagination to understand themselves.WE BELIEVE that the massive amounts of digital information and images now transmitted daily make it even more im

5、portant for a young person to know how to analyze,interpret and understand information,to separate fact from opinion,and to have deep respect for logical thinking.WE BELIEVE that literature and drama,whether on printed pages,screens,on stage or film,help young people experience the great stories of

6、emotion and action,leading to a deeper understanding of what it means to be truly human.Without this literacy heritage,life lacks meaning,coherence and soul.WE BELIEVE every child has a right to a“textual lineage”a reading and writing autobiography which shows that who you are is in part developed t