Tag: literacy
The inmates who teach other prisoners to read
Since most of us learn to read and write in the first year or two of school, it feels almost impossible to imagine not being able to. But An...
Education Justice Society
The woman who uses Positive News to help teach adults to read
Jeanette Haigh uses Positive News as a reading aid in adult literacy classes. The uplifting design and content make it a perfect match, she ...
Education Media Society
As links between literacy and depression become clear, why reading matters
Research reveals that England’s children have less positive attitudes to reading than other countries, while a third of adults don’t read fo...
Body & Mind Education Society Wellbeing
Free book initiatives fight illiteracy
As the National Literacy Trust publishes figures suggesting children are reading less, a variety of projects across the country are working ...
Arts
Nepal plans to eliminate illiteracy
The Nepalese government has launched an ambitious new programme which aims to eradicate illiteracy in the country by 2015...
Education
Microfinance for a New Generation
MyBnk is a social enterprise whose aim is to increase financialliteracy and to develop young people's enterprise skills by giving them exper...
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