Before revision: Significant challenges exist globally regarding literacy teaching and learning , particularly in poor socio-economic settings in countries of the Global South. In this paper we argue that to address these challenges, major features of how the brain works that are currently ignored in the educational literature should be taken into account.
After revision: Significant challenges exist globally regarding literacy teaching and learning . To address these challenges, major features of how the brain works that are currently ignored in the educational literature should be taken into account.