Literacy News
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Doha -
Dr Madhav Chavan has been awarded the 2012 WISE Prize, the world's major prize for education. Chavan was awarded the prize in recognition of his innovative work in bringing literacy and numeracy to India's children.
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Toronto -
At the nextMEDIA conference in Toronto on Monday, famed author, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood talked about the Internet, technology and its connection with literacy.
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Detroit -
A recent study discovered that nearly half of Detroit, Michigan's residents are considered illiterate and cannot even compete in a entry-level job market.
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Many 11-year-olds in England are moving into their new secondary schools with the reading abilities of 7-year-olds, according to data obtained by the BBC.
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On Wednesday Toronto's Mayor David Miller proclaimed September as Literacy Month celebrating the right to read and write.
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It’s hard to tell whether the seemingly endless snubbing of the internet by literati is credible or simply self serving. The moral high ground of literature is often surprisingly close to sea level.
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Edinburgh -
Less than two years after it was opened in a purpose built extension of Edinburgh's Saughton Prison, the prison library has won a major industry award.
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Secondary schools in the UK have been given a bonus by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the School Library Association. Each school in the nation will be given 15 free books.
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The Literacy Commission, set up to tackle literacy problems in Scottish schools has found that one in five Scots are unable to read or write properly.
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The Canadian Education Statistics Council's report states children who do not read well by the end of Grade 3 are at risk of dropping out or failing to graduate.
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Craig Collins, Co Founder and CEO of Yes, You Can Read NOW.com teaches students how to read English in 2 1/2 hours with 2 to 8 grade level improvement after just one session. The US has 90+ million illiterate adults. The UK has 7 million illiterate adults. 51% of the students leaving high school have a 4th grade reading level. We can change those statistically dramatically.
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