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Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2024
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the many ways that adult learners and adult education programs strengthen and enrich their communities. Take some time during the week of September 15-21 to learn more about a program in your… Continue Reading “Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2024”
Highlighting Literacy Success Stories
This week two corporations that have long supported adult and family literacy are launching a new social media campaign “aimed at educating customers on the positive impact literacy and reading advancements can make in one’s life and inspiring people to continually look to learn… Continue Reading “Highlighting Literacy Success Stories”
Literacy in a Digital World
Friday September 8 is UNESCO International Literacy Day. The theme for 2017 is “literacy in a digital world.” According to the UNESCO ILD website, the day’s “overall aim [is] to look at what kind of literacy skills people need to navigate increasingly digitally-mediated societies,… Continue Reading “Literacy in a Digital World”
Parents’ Education => Children’s Academic Success
In an August 22 blog post, Education Week‘s Marva Hinton reports on a new study that demonstrates the connections between children’s early home environment and the development and persistence of their academic skills through 5th grade. The study, conducted by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda and… Continue Reading “Parents’ Education => Children’s Academic Success”
Digital Learning in Adult Basic Education: Perspectives and Potential
Two news briefs caught my attention recently. Both described the report Evaluating Digital Learning for Adult Basic Literacy and Numeracy from SRI International, but they did so in quite different ways. The Digital Promise brief, “Digital Tools Support Adult Learning,” asks “Do edtech tools… Continue Reading “Digital Learning in Adult Basic Education: Perspectives and Potential”
Promoting Success for Adult Learners
An excellent summary of the challenges that adult learners face and the key ways to promote their success, by senior staff at World Education. Published on 23 December 2016 at http://www.educationandcareernews.com/higher-education/beating-the-odds-of-college-success-for-adults?utm_source=arrow&utm_medium=next Beating the Odds of College Success for Adults There are over 36… Continue Reading “Promoting Success for Adult Learners”
Broadband Tech and Adults with Limited Literacy
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration and the National Science Foundation have issued a request for comments on the development of a National Broadband Research Agenda. Here is the response that we submitted last week. Comments on National Broadband Research Agenda Section B. Broadband… Continue Reading “Broadband Tech and Adults with Limited Literacy”
Reading the Past, Writing the Future
Today the world observes the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day, which was initiated by UNESCO in 1966. The 2016 theme, “Reading the Past, Writing the Future,” reflects the emphasis on literacy in Goal 4 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.… Continue Reading “Reading the Past, Writing the Future”
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