Working in community planning, one needs to know the literacy levels so
that information is presented in readable formats, too.  For example, if
you're presenting a planning document with lots of graphs and charts,
your community at large may not understand it due to their lack of
skills reading these types of formats.

va

 

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From: familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Janet Isserlis
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:32 AM
To: The Family Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 665] Re: Community Literacy

 

A number of literacy practitioners view literacy as a form of community
development, and , as such, see literacy as a means of/vehicle towards
access to information, action and learning and the whole enterprise,
overall, as one focused on reducing isolation.

Janet Isserlis 



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From: Dana Newingham <danakayn at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: The Family Literacy Discussion List <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:56:08 -0700 (PDT)
To: The Family Literacy Discussion List <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 664] Re: Community Literacy

I would think it would also be looked at in its effect on the community.
More literacy among the citizenry means better education and ability to
participate in and maintain the democracy and ultimately improve the
community.
  
 
  
Dana Newingham
  

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