As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
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Functional literacy describes the skills needed for everyday life in our complex society. Improving it for adults may be Australia’s biggest challenge.
Look for an in-person or online book group or read-along, and make reading social.
It’s not all about broadband access. Key adult education programs help Canadians acquire needed digital literacy skills for further education, apprenticeship training, certification and employment.
Women in Makoko, a floating slum in Nigeria, face challenges funding their fish trade. Literacy and financial inclusion programmes can make a difference.
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Professor of Literacy, University of Maine
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Professor of Literacy, Language and Culture, University of Maine
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Associate Professor of Special and Inclusive Education, Kingston University
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