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Fostering a Love of Reading in Children: What You Can Do to Help Combat IlliteracyHere are several reading resources to help you foster a love of reading in children.- Violence Within the African American Educational Infrastructure from 1865-1900 and Its Effect on IlliteracyPost Civil war, white terrorist groups were undertaking violent measures to reduce and even eliminate the educational opportunities for African Americans.
The Epidemic of Illiteracy in This Country: Can Your Child Read?According to the National Adult Literacy Survey, "42 million adult Americans can't read; 50 million can recognize so few printed words they are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level..."- On Illiteracy of MarxismA criticism on pharmacy corporatism and abuses of scientist-workers class
- Illiteracy Used as a Weapon by Slaveholders in Frederick Douglass' NarrativeLiteracy was also a way to open slaves' eyes to how horrible their condition and life situation really was, but it was also seen by them as their ticket to freedom.
- IlliteracyAn in-depth look at illiteracy in America and the consequences that follow.
Illiteracy Means DependenceIlliteracy is not only about not being able to read or write - it is about dependence. It is about helplessness in everyday activities.
'Misunderestimate' Adult Illiteracy at Your Own Risk -- 14% Already DoBushisms are in the news, and President Bush's suggestion that his audience "misunderestimated me" is a source of much hilarity. Illiteracy is another term that is in the news. It could be said that 14% of U.S. adults misunderestimate illiteracy.- Slipping Through: Illiteracy is Not Just a Problem of Inner City SchoolsThe author spent thrity years abroad, working in Third World Countries and was shocked to discover the degree of deterioration in American education
- How Does One Define Illiteracy?Illiteracy is the incapacity to communicate via writing or to read text.
- Teacher IlliteracyThis is a paper on the problems and effects teacher illiteracy has on students and education in general.
- Reading Difficulties in Children: How Parents Can Impact IlliteracyWith one of the highest illiteracy rates in the World, parents of children in the United States should begin to focus on the early warning signs of reading deficiencies in their own children.
More Than One-third of Washington D.C. Residents Are Functionally IlliterateA study shows that 36% of Washington D.C. residents are functionally illiterate, unable to fill out job applications, read maps, or understand bus schedules well enough to handle the tasks of everyday life.- How Illiteracy Contributes to Injustice in SocietyWhen people can't read, they are often at the mercy of self-appointed authorities when it comes to forming opinions about important issues. We can see this dynamic played out in both law and politics.
- Illiteracy and Little Education Equals No MoneyThe lack of education causes many problems like becoming a low income earner. Even worse, is being illetrate, because not only does it affect your financial life. It affects your whole life.
Occupied by FallA haiku poem dedicated to the nonsensical occupiers movement!- Book Review - Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future by Chris Mooney and Sheril KirshenbaumAn excellent book explaining why so often the public doesn't understand scientists and scientists don't understand how to communicate with the public.
- THE POLITICS of FREE EDUCATION in the SOCIETYThis article examines the arguments in favour and against why free education in the society.
- Obama BashingWriter looks at some of the questions we really ought to be examining as opposed to the minutia we concentrate on
- A Constant VariableThis poem was written for a variety of reasons.
The Decline of Reading in the United StatesOver the past 40 years, reading has steadily declined as a leisure activity. With the fast-paced life that the computer age has brought with it, it seems that this is the natural out come. However, is it a wise out come?- Read to AchieveAdult illiteracy is a serious problem.
- Wake Up Seniors! Computer Illiteracy is Not a Badge of HonorWe old folks must become computer literate because we will live longer, and technology will play an ever-increasing role in our lives!
- How to Counter Illiteracy with LiteracyRather then utilizing the conservative, close-minded tactics characteristic of illiterates, arm yourself with knowledge and be flexible enough to change your views on an as needed basis.
- Teenage Scientific Illiteracy Prompts ConcernUnited States teenagers rank just 29th in science literacy as compared to teenagers from around the developed world.
- The Chosen PathA choice of paths in making life's decision.
- Computer Illiteracy and My DadOne woman's humorous attempt to teach her father the fine arts of the Internet.
- Biblical IlliteracyConsidering the lack of knowledge of the Bible in our days.