| For 500 years, since the invention of moveable type, we have valued the basic literacy skills of reading and writing. Today, we must build on this foundation and prepare young people for living and learning in a global culture that is connected through multi-media, and influenced by powerful images, words and sounds. |  | "It is no longer enough to simply read and write. Students must also become literate in the understanding of visual messages...to distinguish facts from propaganda, analysis from banter, and important news from coverage" |