Rates of literacy in the United States depend on which of the various definitions of literacy is used. Governments may label as literate those individuals who can read a couple of thousand simple words they learned by sight in the first four grades in college.
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Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
We are an independent charity working with colleges and communities to give disadvantaged ren the literacy skills to succeed in life.
Supplemental videos and materials for Advance Unit 3, designed to help adult educators implement the instructional advances required by CCR standards.
Resources for adult basic education teachers and tutors, ESL, GED and HiSET preparation, Career Pathways, and College and Career Readiness Standards.
Browse a national database of local adult basic education and adult literacy programs throughout the U.S. and find a program near you.
Literacy data published by UNESCO displays that since 1950, the adult literacy rate at the world level has increased by 5 percentage points every decade on average, from 55.7 per cent in 1950 to 86.2 per cent in 2015.
With listings for more than 10,000 educational agencies across the United States, the National Literacy Directory helps individuals find local literacy and education programs and GED testing centers in their areas.
The National Literacy Directory helps individuals find local literacy and education programs and GED testing centers in their area. The directory contains over 7,000 educational agencies located across the United States.