Literacy News

Adult Education & Family Literacy Week (September 24-30, 2017) reminds us that literacy plays a vital role in the educational … Read More

A total of 3.4 million New York State residents are either functionally illiterate–reading below the 5th grade level—lack a High … Read More

This year, International Literacy Day (8 September) will be celebrated across the world under the theme of ‘Literacy in a … Read More

My name is Alejandra Céspedes and I have been a Board member of Literacy Volunteers of Rochester for the last … Read More

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Adult literacy intersects with almost every socioeconomic issue—parenting, health, workforce development, and poverty. To address these issues effectively, we must … Read More

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ProLiteracy is excited to announce that the TV show Secret Lives of Americans has filmed an episode about an adult … Read More

“Studies show that the average child on welfare is exposed to 616 words per hours, a child in a working … Read More

The Digital Literacy program at LVR was a finalist for the 2016 Matchstick Prize, given by Causewave Community Partners (formerly … Read More