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Flailing for the Right Word
"… the employee in question had performed his duties in a laxadaisical manner," said an official that I heard on the radio this morning. I groaned. Another ordinary guy done in by the tricky English language. The simila… -
Happy Frickin' Monday
"COLUMBIA [Missouri] -- Nearly 20 percent of the 843 prospective police officers, jailers and dispatchers who entered the state's Criminal Justice Academy in the past year could not read at a 10th-grade level. Nearly 4 p… -
Books - An Outdated Technology
The couple dozen comments are against the statement below. Read them here. "When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like scrolls before books. ... We’re not discouraging students from reading. We see this a… -
Nepotism vs. Literacy
In this article: "Jim Bell, the executive producer of 'Today' said, 'Jenna is a terrific addition to the 'Today' team. In previous appearances, she displayed a natural ability to communicate and connect. She has great pa… -
Bad News and Iffy News re Reading
Accoridng to this article "Endemic literacy and numeracy problems are having a dramatic effect on the productivity of Australian companies, according to one of the nation's biggest business groups." When 7th and 8th gra… -
Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst
In this article, the writer sees us readers as a dying breed. Encouraging literacy in a Sheffiled, UK in this piece. -
A Requiem for Reading
From this article. "Advocates of online reading argue that literature will still be read and that only the medium – not the message – has changed. But when these same tools can with equal ease, and in a split second, co… -
Issues in Reading
In How illiterate adults cope, there is an interesting graphic of words as seen by somebody who can't read well. The article on encouraging kids to read says “Allow your child to choose what she wants to read (within re… -
How is This Possible?
According to this article, "The numbers are shocking, 1 in 6 adults in Hawaii cannot read or write even at a basic level." -
Reasons Why for Struggling Readers
In this article a grade school reading teacher reports that her reluctant readers ask her “What’s the point? Why do we have to read anyway”? Her answers (for fun, for learning, for feeling connected to the world) are go…
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