To unpack these shifts—regionalized though they may be—I’ve boiled my swirl of thoughts into three theses on the so-called literacy crisis informed by my research on literacy, English education, and literary studies. This is the narrowest slice of literacy, and it is also the portion most often cited and misread in public debate about K-12 literacy rates. New modes, mediums, and methods should supplement and renew our older print practices, not replace them whole sale. Print literacy is not natural and has never been inevitable, but that doesn’t mean we have to embrace its demise. While I’m more optimistic about the prospects and benefits of teaching these literary practices than he is, I found Aaron R. Hanlon.