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Intentional Education

Large budgets, funds, and grants are invested every year in education. Nevertheless, literacy rates in the world’s remotest communities are decreasing every year. We need to collectively rethink and re-evaluate the future of education.

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Using a Creative Approach to Motivate Children to Read

Reading is an essential skill that every child should develop as early as possible. Unfortunately, some children struggle to hone their reading skills. Children can easily pick up interest in reading if their teacher is committed to identifying their reading needs. To read, kids need motivation.

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1 in 5 People Can’t Read This Title (And What You Should Do About It)

Vital stats about illiteracy and what you can do to help. Most of the facts will shock you and make you think about something which you might take for granted – the ability to read and write.

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Albert Schweitzer Medal awarded to Armene Modi for her academic excellence and extensive service in education and literacy.

The World Literacy Foundation recognized Armene Modi with the Albert Schweitzer Award, which celebrates both academic excellence and extensive service to the community in the field of education and literacy in India.

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Shakira wins 2020 Global Literacy Award for her significant contribution to literacy

The World Literacy Foundation is honoured to award Shakira for her significant contribution to the improvement of literacy for disadvantaged children around the world. The award was announced at the World Literacy Summit.

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Education at War

Education is a privilege that is not accessible to all. Instead, the reality for many Colombians is survival. The torture that is seen daily is unimaginable, leaving many families and children very few options in life. Literacy could be the road to freedom.

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In Praise of the Humble Checklist

The less that students have to guess what they are expected to do, the more brain power they can spend on creative and critical thinking. As a teacher, one simple strategy has made a world of difference to my lessons by demystifying literacy tasks: the checklist.

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Undiagnosed Learning Disabilities and Low Literacy Rates in the U.S.

Learning to read is something most people in the U.S. don’t remember well. While many people take for granted their ability to skim through a magazine in the checkout line, others struggle to put their thoughts to paper or to interpret articles, books, and other media. For adults and young people living with a Specified Learning Disability (SLD), literacy is a challenge that doesn’t begin and end in the classroom.

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Literacy = Freedom

Why does literacy matter? It’s a terribly simple question but the answer is not obvious to everyone. Literacy provides people with the freedom to find employment, positively engage in society and intellectually free themselves from the shackles of illiteracy.

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Education in a Time of Callous Conflict

Imagine you’ve slumped down in your chair for the new term. Your classmates are buzzing around you as the bell signals a new period. A figure walks through the door and you hastily grab your brand-new textbooks out of your bag.

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