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Literacy In The News |
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| Note: Links to many of the items in News Flashes expire after two weeks or more. To see an older item, you may need to go to the publication's online archives or contact the publisher for a hard copy. | |||
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| from Orlando Sentinel | |||
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With a growing immigrant population, an increase in high-school dropouts and the disturbing fact that 20 percent of our Central Florida residents read at or below a fifth-grade level, today's businesses face a growing labor pool with low literacy skills.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Workforce literacy, Reading skills |
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| from Stabroek News | |||
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Even as UNESCO observes International Literacy Day today, it recognizes the need to improve literacy and adult learning internationally and regionally.
Subject Terms: International literacy, International organizations, Developing nations, Family literacy |
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| from Gaston Gazette | |||
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Illiteracy can lead to patients who struggle to follow doctor's orders
Subject Terms: Literacy health relationships, Literacy statistics, International literacy day |
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| from D.C. LEARNs | |||
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An estimated 1 in 5 adults in Washington, D.C. estimated with low literacy skills
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Literacy statistics, Community literacy programs, Local government, District of Columbia |
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| from West Orlando News | |||
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Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Michael W. Sole today joined new and veteran readers alike in Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park in honor of Adult and Family Literacy Month.
Subject Terms: State agencies, State programs, Reading, Family literacy, Florida |
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| from A Passion to Understand | |||
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Literacy is power.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Empowerment, Socioeconomic conditions, Literacy poverty relationships |
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| from Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | |||
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Johnnie Carey Jr. didn’t learn to read during his very limited education in the Mississippi delta.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, New readers, Seniors literacy |
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| from The Reporter | |||
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Fond du Lac Adult Literacy Services, an agency of Fond du Lac Area United Way, would like to recognize one special volunteer tutor who has shared her love of reading with a very special learner. This is the story of a special bond between student and tutor.
Subject Terms: Tutors, Volunteers, Learner tutor relationships, Reading instruction |
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| from Rock River Times | |||
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Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $5.76 million in FY10 Adult Literacy Grants to help students develop and enhance their reading, writing, math and language skills.
Subject Terms: Grants, State aid, Adult literacy, Illinois |
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| from Rome News Tribune | |||
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This is a series about efforts to improve literacy in Floyd County, Georgia.
Subject Terms: Motivation, Adult learners, Community literacy programs |
