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Literacy In The News |
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| from Reading Today Daily | |||
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The Voice of Literacy podcasts, conducted by former IRA Board member Betsy Baker of the University of Missouri, feature interviews with noted literacy researchers discussing the implications of their research.
Subject Terms: Research, Literacy resources, Reading |
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| from Nevada Appeal | |||
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Jan Whitemore taught reading for more than 20 years, but always struggled with the skill herself.
Subject Terms: Instructors, Volunteers, Dyslexia, Community literacy programs, Literacy statistics |
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| from The Canadian Press | |||
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Adults who take literacy training are often faced with the prospect of learning from books containing stories better suited to a seven-year-old.
Subject Terms: Books, Literature, Easy to read materials |
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| from magharebia.com | |||
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Morocco renewed its commitment to fight against illiteracy, with educational programmes geared towards adult students.
Subject Terms: Literacy campaigns, National education goals, International literacy day, Morocco |
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| from Niagara Falls Review | |||
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The shelves in the large classroom at Kate S. Durdan Elementary School are lined with brightly coloured buckets filled with Lego sets, foam cut outs and hand puppets.
Subject Terms: Parent involvement, Parent school relationships, Family literacy, Early childhood education |
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| from Chicago Tribune | |||
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Mary Berger, 78, of Mt. Prospect has been a volunteer for the Read to Learn adult literacy program for 13 years.
Subject Terms: Instructors, Volunteers, Senior citizens, Reading instruction, Community literacy programs |
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| from Rapid City Journal | |||
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When Merien Cantral moved to Rapid City 15 years ago, she spoke very little English.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Instructors, Volunteers, Community literacy programs |
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| from Tillsonburg News | |||
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The demand for the Tillsonburg and District Multi-Service Centre’s basic adult literacy programming has risen as the economy has fallen.
Subject Terms: Enrollment and attendance, Socioeconomic conditions, Workforce literacy, Community literacy programs |
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| from UNESCO | |||
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India celebrated International Literacy Day on 8 September 2009 by launching Saakshar Bharat, a flagship programme that aims to reach 70 million non-literates in the next five years, the majority of them women.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Literacy campaigns, Women's literacy, India |
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| from UNESCO | |||
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Literacy is at the core of sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, International organizations, Meetings |
