Articles tagged with: History of the alphabet

Invention of the Alphabet – the internet of the second millennium BCE

Posted on 6th November 202015th November 2020 in Learning to Read and tagged alphabetic code, alphabetic principle, History of the alphabet, why teach phonicsLeave a Comment

I have been listening to the History of English Podcast (recommended!) and I have had a serious light bulb moment! I have just realised that the invention of the alphabet, which took place around 2000 BCE had a huge impact on the history and culture of humankind. It was like the explosion of communication we […]