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Literature is no longer related to just a physical book. Using the internet and technology to gain literacy skills is a viable form of education at any age.
Getting a job is hard enough. What if you couldn’t read or write? While this may seem unthinkable for many of us, illiteracy and low levels of education are contributing to alarming rates of global unemployment.
Imagine you had no education and could not read or write. How difficult would your life be? This is the frightening reality for over 750 million adults in the world.
High rates of functional illiteracy among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth are nothing new. Although these figures are largely absent from media coverage and public awareness, their effects are felt socially and economically.
Storytelling can change children’s lives and make the world a better place as they develop their own ideas and identities. They can contribute their unique sense of self to their communities and the world as they continue to grow.
We often only associate literacy with reading books or magazines, but there is so much more to it. Health literacy is measured as the degree to which an individual has the skills to comprehend and make informed choices based on the information given regarding their health.
International Literacy Day serves as a reminder of how important literacy is for individuals and society. It’s also a date to reflect on issues that arise with global illiteracy and the work being done towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the World Literacy Foundation, 750 million illiterate people can’t read a single word and more than 2 billion people struggle to read and write a sentence. Illiteracy is a global tragedy. At a glance, we often think illiteracy is not being able to read or write, but what does that actually mean on a deeper level?
Thanks to busy schedules, institutional challenges, and the sheer exhaustion of supporting a family, prioritizing reading often just doesn’t happen. These all-too-common obstacles are why librarians and nonprofits are teaming up to bring books and story hours to laundromats.
Publishers, authors, and book lovers have long debated over which medium for reading is the better choice: ...
