

Beyond the Books Literacy Podcast | Debuting July 18, 3:00 p.m. on YouTube (@writer_SusanStoderl)
Literacy is no longer defined as just reading, writing, and arithmetic. It now includes digital, financial, and cultural literacy, to...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 11, 20232 min read


Calling All Parents | Adequate Teachers' Base Salaries Impact Student Literacy and Test Scores
In an article written by labor economist Eunice S. Han, and Emma García of the Economic Policy Institute, there is a direct correlation...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 27, 20231 min read


An Attack on Literacy: Book Banning, Attacks on Teachers and Libraries
“A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection—not an...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 20, 20232 min read


Thirteen Literacies Developed in Grades K-12
No longer is literacy defined as being proficient in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Here is a look at the top thirteen. Several have...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 13, 20232 min read


Part 4: Beyond the Books Tuesday Blog Series | The Ins and Outs of Child and Adult Literacy
#childliteracy, #adultliteracy, #reading, #writing, #education, #literacymatters, #literacyforall, #earlylearning, #kidsbooks,...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 6, 20231 min read


Beyond the Books Literacy Blog | Early Education and the Military
Having trouble finding a job? You can always go into the military instead of paying for college. Or can you? Noted in its report, Ready,...

Susan Stoderl
May 30, 20232 min read


Literacy Begins with the First Word Read | A College Education Gives You Much More
In an April 26, 2023, Washington Post article entitled “A college degree is worth the cost—and then some,” Christopher L. Eisgruber,...

Susan Stoderl
May 23, 20232 min read


Writing Middle-Grade Fiction | Handling Tragic Subjects
For marketing reasons, I wrote a prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day’s Work, the first book in my Sophia of the Bright Read Sneakers...

Susan Stoderl
May 19, 20233 min read


Part 1 | Unemployment and Underemployment Can Be Minimized by Reading
Collins Dictionary defines the word illiterate as "… a person who does not know how to read or write." Literacy affects a human being’s...

Susan Stoderl
May 16, 20232 min read


Announcing Upcoming Attractions | A Prequel, Audiobook, and Literacy Podcast
#SophiaoftheBrightRedSneakersSeries, #Prequel, #Literacypodcast, #middlegradefiction, #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingcorner...

Susan Stoderl
May 12, 20231 min read


Calling all Writers and Readers | Literacy Facts
In our current society, there are many attacks upon our primary, secondary, and college educational systems, book banning, library...

Susan Stoderl
Apr 25, 20232 min read