📰 Adult Literacy News Summary
Orchestral Concert Raises £380 for Portsmouth Literacy Charity
22-Mar-2025 - UK
Portsmouth ReadEasy will be putting £380 raised by the Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra's concert in December to good use supporting adult literacy projects in the city.
Read moreDouble Your Donation to Literacy Charity
19-Mar-2025 - UK
A Rotheram literacy charity is taking part in a national campaign to raise £5,000 in one week.
Read moreReadEasy Graduation: Cindy’s story - by Chilterns Read Easy Coach, Marian
13-Mar-2025 - UK
Through no fault of her own Cindy did not learn to read at school but has since enrolled with Bucks Adult Learning, achieving Levels 1-3 before coming to Read Easy and completing this programme.It was wonderful to meet her and see the Mayor of Aylesbury, present her Certificate and a book token.
Read moreEconomic Time Bomb: How Poor Adult Literacy Could Doom Us All
11-Mar-2025 - UK
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an economy in possession of common sense, must be in want of high literacy rates. To risk misquoting Jane Austen, this statement perfectly encapsulates a fundamental truth that applies to every economy, regardless of what stage of development it is at.
Read moreRead Easy Basingstoke: Paula Randall becomes ambassador
10-Mar-2025 - UK
A dyslexic woman has overcome her struggles and now represents the charity that helped her learn to read. Paula Randall started the Turning Pages course with Read Easy Basingstoke in 2022 and completed it in July last year. Now, she represents Read Easy as an ambassador and is keen to help others to benefit in the same way she has.
Read more12 Individuals Aged Between 60 and 81 Complete Adult Literacy Programme
26-Feb-2025 - Malaysia
Twelve graduates from Kampung Haji Baki, aged between 60 and 81, have successfully completed the Adult Literacy Programme.
Read moreUK Literacy Charity Wants Audiobooks on National School Curriculum
25-Feb-2025 - UK
A poll by the National Literacy Trust has found that children's enjoyment of listening to audiobooks had risen. NLT are petitioning the government to include audiobooks in the national curriculum.
Read moreWorkshop: Art-Making in the Adult Literacy Classroom
25-Feb-2025 - USA
How can creating art help adult literacy students reach their reading and writing goals?
Read moreLiteracy push to help 'break cycle of poverty'
14-Feb-2025 - UK
Plans to tackle low levels of literacy have been announced in an attempt to help people escape "a cycle of poverty". More than a third of adults in Hartlepool struggle with reading and writing, according to the local council, which affects them as well as their families. The authority says it is creating a task force in partnership with firms and organisations, with the first meeting to be held later this month.
Read moreMapped: Adult Literacy Rates by U.S. State
04-Jan-2025 - USA
How much does reading comprehension vary between U.S. states and counties? In this visualization from USAFacts, we look at the adult literacy rate by U.S. state.
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