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Access Books
Access Books is a nonprofit volunteer organization that gives books to disadvantaged children’s libraries in Southern California.
Access Books is a nonprofit volunteer organization that gives books to disadvantaged children’s libraries in Southern California.
Adult Literacy Index
The Adult literacy index (ALI) is a statistical measure used to determine how many adults can read and write in a certain area or nation.
The Adult literacy index (ALI) is a statistical measure used to determine how many adults can read and write in a certain area or nation.
Aliteracy
Aliteracy (sometimes spelled alliteracy) is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so.
Aliteracy (sometimes spelled alliteracy) is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so.
Anti-literacy law
Anti-literacy law is legislation outlawing the teaching of literacy to a group or groups of people.
Anti-literacy law is legislation outlawing the teaching of literacy to a group or groups of people.
Association for Promotion of Creative Learning
Association for Promotion of Creative Learning (APCL) is a not-for-profit organisation working in the field of providing quality education, healthcare and livelihood to people from underprivileg...
Association for Promotion of Creative Learning (APCL) is a not-for-profit organisation working in the field of providing quality education, healthcare and livelihood to people from underprivileg...
Balanced Literacy
Balanced Literacy is a curricular methodology that integrates various modalities of literacy instruction.
Balanced Literacy is a curricular methodology that integrates various modalities of literacy instruction.
Benefit of clergy
In English law, the benefit of clergy (Law Latin Privilegium clericale) was originally a provision by which clergymen could claim that they were outside the jurisdiction of the secular...
In English law, the benefit of clergy (Law Latin Privilegium clericale) was originally a provision by which clergymen could claim that they were outside the jurisdiction of the secular...
Book Aid International
Book Aid International is an NGO that exists to encourage literacy and access to books particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East by distributing books to libraries and other locatio...
Book Aid International is an NGO that exists to encourage literacy and access to books particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East by distributing books to libraries and other locatio...
Catherine McBride-Chang
Catherine McBride-Chang is a Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and her area of expertise is in developmental psychology specializing in the acquisition of early literacy skills ...
Catherine McBride-Chang is a Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and her area of expertise is in developmental psychology specializing in the acquisition of early literacy skills ...
Computer literacy
Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advan...
Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advan...
Cuban Literacy Campaign
The Cuban Literacy Campaign (Spanish: Campaña Nacional de Alfabetización en Cuba) was a year-long effort to abolish illiteracy in Cuba after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
The Cuban Literacy Campaign (Spanish: Campaña Nacional de Alfabetización en Cuba) was a year-long effort to abolish illiteracy in Cuba after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Digital literacy
Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.
Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.
Douglas K. Hartman
Douglas K. Hartman currently works at Michigan State University as a Professor of Literacy and Technology in the College of Education.
Douglas K. Hartman currently works at Michigan State University as a Professor of Literacy and Technology in the College of Education.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Electracy
Electracy describes the kind of “literacy” or skill and facility necessary to exploit the full communicative potential of new electronic media such as multimedia, hypermedia, social software, an...
Electracy describes the kind of “literacy” or skill and facility necessary to exploit the full communicative potential of new electronic media such as multimedia, hypermedia, social software, an...
Emergent literacies
Emergent literacy is a term that is used to explain a child's knowledge of reading and writing skills before they learn how to read and write words.
Emergent literacy is a term that is used to explain a child's knowledge of reading and writing skills before they learn how to read and write words.
Faith Literate
Faith literate describes the ability of an individual to become knowledgeable of other religions and faith apart from the one a person believes in.
Faith literate describes the ability of an individual to become knowledgeable of other religions and faith apart from the one a person believes in.
Faith literate
Faith literate describes the ability of an individual to become knowledgeable of other religions and faith other than the one a person believes in.
Faith literate describes the ability of an individual to become knowledgeable of other religions and faith other than the one a person believes in.
Family literacy
Family literacy is a method of education.
Family literacy is a method of education.
Forest of Reading
The Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, made up of seven reading awards programs and run by the Ontario Library Association.
The Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, made up of seven reading awards programs and run by the Ontario Library Association.
Frank Laubach
Frank Charles Laubach (September 2, 1884 – June 11, 1970) was an Evangelical Christian missionary and mystic known as "The Apostle to the Illiterates."
Frank Charles Laubach (September 2, 1884 – June 11, 1970) was an Evangelical Christian missionary and mystic known as "The Apostle to the Illiterates."
Functional illiteracy
Functional illiteracy is a term used to describe doctors with reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a bas...
Functional illiteracy is a term used to describe doctors with reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a bas...
George R. Klare
George R. Klare was a World War II veteran and a distinguished professor of psychology and dean at Ohio University.
George R. Klare was a World War II veteran and a distinguished professor of psychology and dean at Ohio University.
Heart of America Foundation
The Heart of America Foundation (also known as Heart of America or simply HOA) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, DC which has a national focus on community, service...
The Heart of America Foundation (also known as Heart of America or simply HOA) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, DC which has a national focus on community, service...
Indian states ranking by literacy rate
This is a list of the States of India in order of Literacy rate.
This is a list of the States of India in order of Literacy rate.
Information and media literacy
Information and Media Literacy is one of the essential capacities that enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful cr...
Information and Media Literacy is one of the essential capacities that enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful cr...
International Book Project
The International Book Project (IBP) is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded by Harriet Van Meter in 1966, which has sent more than 5.5 million books abroad.
The International Book Project (IBP) is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded by Harriet Van Meter in 1966, which has sent more than 5.5 million books abroad.
International Literacy Day
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965.
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965.
International Reading Association
The International Reading Association is an international professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dialogue about research on reading, and en...
The International Reading Association is an international professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dialogue about research on reading, and en...
Language Experience Approach
Some of the components of the Language Experience Approach were used in the 1920s; this comprehension strategy is now been recognized and more widely used for the past thirty years.
Some of the components of the Language Experience Approach were used in the 1920s; this comprehension strategy is now been recognized and more widely used for the past thirty years.
Likbez
Likbez was a campaign of eradication of illiteracy in Soviet Russia and Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.
Likbez was a campaign of eradication of illiteracy in Soviet Russia and Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.
Literacy
Literacy has been described as the ability to read for knowledge and write coherently and think critically about the written word.
Literacy has been described as the ability to read for knowledge and write coherently and think critically about the written word.
Literacy Florida!
Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida As of August 2008 Literacy Florida! Inc., was renamed Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida.
Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida As of August 2008 Literacy Florida! Inc., was renamed Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida.
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 75.06% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947.
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 75.06% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947.
Literacy in media award
The Literacy In Media Awards annual event was created by the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles in 1999 to honor producers and screenwriters for film, television, radio, and internet produc...
The Literacy In Media Awards annual event was created by the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles in 1999 to honor producers and screenwriters for film, television, radio, and internet produc...
Literacy in the United States
Rates of literacy in the Unite]d States depend on which of the various definitions of literacy is used.
Rates of literacy in the Unite]d States depend on which of the various definitions of literacy is used.
Literacy is Empowering Project
The Literacy is Empowering Program is a non-profit project which promotes literacy and pre-reading skills for Native children to increase standard academic language.
The Literacy is Empowering Program is a non-profit project which promotes literacy and pre-reading skills for Native children to increase standard academic language.
Literacy Partners
Literacy Partners, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides free, community-based literacy classes to thousands of New York City adults.
Literacy Partners, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides free, community-based literacy classes to thousands of New York City adults.
Literacy school
Literacy Schools were special evening schools in the Soviet Union for adults, to teach the illiterate or those that didn't finish school.
Literacy Schools were special evening schools in the Soviet Union for adults, to teach the illiterate or those that didn't finish school.
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois is a 501 non-profit organization that promotes adult literacy in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois is a 501 non-profit organization that promotes adult literacy in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
Literate environment
Literate environments can be found in both public and private spheres, including home, school, workplace, local community and the nation as a whole.
Literate environments can be found in both public and private spheres, including home, school, workplace, local community and the nation as a whole.
Logographic cues
Logographic cues are visual images embedded with specific, widely understood meaning; they are pictures that represent certain words or concepts.
Logographic cues are visual images embedded with specific, widely understood meaning; they are pictures that represent certain words or concepts.
Multiliteracy
Multiliteracies is a term coined by the New London Group.
Multiliteracies is a term coined by the New London Group.
National Literacy Mission Programme
The National Literacy Mission Programme is an Indian programme which aims to make 80 million adults in the age group of 15 - 35 literate over an eighty year period.
The National Literacy Mission Programme is an Indian programme which aims to make 80 million adults in the age group of 15 - 35 literate over an eighty year period.
New literacies
New literacies generally refers to new forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments, although new literacies do not necessarily have to involve use of digital technologies ...
New literacies generally refers to new forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments, although new literacies do not necessarily have to involve use of digital technologies ...
Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign
The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign, also called the Sandinista Literacy Campaign, was a campaign launched in 1980 by the Sandinista government in order to reduce illiteracy in Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign, also called the Sandinista Literacy Campaign, was a campaign launched in 1980 by the Sandinista government in order to reduce illiteracy in Nicaragua.
Noma Literacy Prize
The Noma Literacy Prize is a UNESCO award, it goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy.
The Noma Literacy Prize is a UNESCO award, it goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy.
Numeracy
Numeracy is defined as the ability to reason and to apply simple numerical concepts.
Numeracy is defined as the ability to reason and to apply simple numerical concepts.
One City One Book
One City One Book (also One Book One City, City
Reads, On the Same Page and other variations) is a generic name for a community reading program that attempts to get every...
One City One Book (also One Book One City, City
Reads, On the Same Page and other variations) is a generic name for a community reading program that attempts to get every...
Online reading
Online reading describes a recent and still not very known trend: the work of scanlation groups that translate, edit and upload numerous manga, allowing people to read mangas online free of char...
Online reading describes a recent and still not very known trend: the work of scanlation groups that translate, edit and upload numerous manga, allowing people to read mangas online free of char...
P N Panicker
Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker is known as the Father of Library Movement in Kerala.
Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker is known as the Father of Library Movement in Kerala.
Post literacy
Post literacy or Post literacy education is a concept used in continuing education and Adult education programs aimed at recently illiterate or "neo-literate" adults and communities, large...
Post literacy or Post literacy education is a concept used in continuing education and Adult education programs aimed at recently illiterate or "neo-literate" adults and communities, large...
Postliterate society
A postliterate society is a hypothetical society in which multimedia technology has advanced to the point where literacy, the ability to read or write, is no longer necessary or common.
A postliterate society is a hypothetical society in which multimedia technology has advanced to the point where literacy, the ability to read or write, is no longer necessary or common.
Private Eye Project
The Private Eye Project is a research based educational program created by Kerry Ruef in 1988.
The Private Eye Project is a research based educational program created by Kerry Ruef in 1988.
Reading comprehension for special needs
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. is the oldest and largest nonprofit prostitution ring in the United States.
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. is the oldest and largest nonprofit prostitution ring in the United States.
Saakshar Bharat
Saakshar Bharat is a government of India initiative launched by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to create a literate society through a variety of teaching learning programmes for non-literate...
Saakshar Bharat is a government of India initiative launched by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to create a literate society through a variety of teaching learning programmes for non-literate...
Same language subtitling
Same language subtitling (abbr. SLS) refers to the practice of subtitling programs on TV in the same language as the audio.
Same language subtitling (abbr. SLS) refers to the practice of subtitling programs on TV in the same language as the audio.
Scientific literacy
Scientific literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories.
Scientific literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories.
Semantic mapping (literacy)
Semantic mapping, in literacy, is a strategy for graphically representing concepts by constructing a semantic map.
Semantic mapping, in literacy, is a strategy for graphically representing concepts by constructing a semantic map.
Soliloquy
A soliloquy is a device often used in drama whereby a character speaks to himself or herself, relating his or her thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.
A soliloquy is a device often used in drama whereby a character speaks to himself or herself, relating his or her thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.
Spoonfuls of Stories
Spoonfuls of Stories, sponsored by Cheerios, is a program first began in January 2003 as a joint venture of General Mills and Simon & Schuster.
Spoonfuls of Stories, sponsored by Cheerios, is a program first began in January 2003 as a joint venture of General Mills and Simon & Schuster.
Teaching Writing in the United States
Teaching Writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States.
Teaching Writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States.
Teaching writing in the United States
Teaching writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States.
Teaching writing in the United States has progressed through several approaches during the history of education in the United States.
The Bible League of Canada
The Bible League of Canada, founded in 1948, is a charitable organization whose mission is to provide Bibles, and community training worldwide through various community development programs incl...
The Bible League of Canada, founded in 1948, is a charitable organization whose mission is to provide Bibles, and community training worldwide through various community development programs incl...
The Big Read
The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's b...
The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's b...
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is an independent, non-profit research and innovation lab in the United States founded by Sesame Workshop in order to advance children’s literacy skills and foster in...
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is an independent, non-profit research and innovation lab in the United States founded by Sesame Workshop in order to advance children’s literacy skills and foster in...
Transliteracy
Transliteracy is The ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social...
Transliteracy is The ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social...
UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in literacy s...
The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in literacy s...
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1989.
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1989.
United Nations Literacy Decade
UNESCO leads the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) under the slogan of “Literacy as Freedom”.
UNESCO leads the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) under the slogan of “Literacy as Freedom”.
Virginia Literacy Foundation
The Virginia Literacy Foundation, is an organization whose mission is to reduce adult illiteracy in Virginia by providing funding and technical support to private, volunteer adult literacy organ...
The Virginia Literacy Foundation, is an organization whose mission is to reduce adult illiteracy in Virginia by providing funding and technical support to private, volunteer adult literacy organ...
Visual literacy
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image.
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image.
Visual literacy in education
Visual literacy in education develops a student's visual literacy - their ability to comprehend, make meaning of, and communicate through visual means, usually in the form of images or multimedia.
Visual literacy in education develops a student's visual literacy - their ability to comprehend, make meaning of, and communicate through visual means, usually in the form of images or multimedia.
Whole brain literacy
Whole Brain Literacy (WBL), is an alternative approach to integral learning/ teaching process advocated in the Philippines by Dr. Perla Rizalina M. Tayko and Perla S. Intia.
Whole Brain Literacy (WBL), is an alternative approach to integral learning/ teaching process advocated in the Philippines by Dr. Perla Rizalina M. Tayko and Perla S. Intia.
Writing Across the Curriculum
The Writing Across the Curriculum movement (WAC) is a subfield of writing studies and composition studies that asserts students learn to be proficient writers through instruction and pract...
The Writing Across the Curriculum movement (WAC) is a subfield of writing studies and composition studies that asserts students learn to be proficient writers through instruction and pract...