A Step in Literacy for the Tarahumara
May 14, 2026
Recently we held a primer writing workshop where we wrote a complete curriculum for teaching the Tarahumara to read in their own language! God answered
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#TranslationTuesday
November 11, 2025
“To translate without literacy is to give a gift without the means to open it.” — Kristine Trammell
#TranslationTuesday
August 27, 2024
“So where’s the link between Bible translation and literacy? Through a holistic approach, literacy restores and strengthens basic human identity by linking people to their
A Literate People Group
August 24, 2023
Why we care that they learn to read Thousands of years ago, God had an important message for His people, and He did not want
Mother-Tongue Literacy: Opening the World of Reading
May 20, 2022
In South American jungles live many people who have never learned to read and write their own language. Not only does this feed their sense
More Than a Lucky Charm!
July 9, 2021
Literacy vs. Orality in Church Planting Strategy Here’s another recording fresh from EXPLORE 2021. Listen as All-Nations’ first literacy coach describes what we mean by
#CommunityDevelopment
June 10, 2021
“If you’re going to a place that needs a Bible translation, the probability of a vernacular literacy program is pretty high.” —Mark Zook
Why Literacy Still Matters
June 4, 2021
Theoretical Backdrop From the mouth or the hand, a word. Transient, bursting with meaning, bound for the ear or the eye, a word—and a whole,
#CommunityDevelopment
February 19, 2021
“Suggesting a primarily oral society should remain in their primary oral communication situation is soft racism. People who promote this don’t realize that such a
#CommunityDevelopment
September 26, 2020
“One of the best ways to defeat paternalism is by teaching believers to read.” —Unknown