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Instructor Spotlight: Sandra Malone 
Posted by Laura McLoughlin on March 15, 2023 in categoryStories from the Field

Fifty years: Few others have dedicated as much time to one adult literacy program. Sandra Malone has. 


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How Low Literacy Affects the Ability to Perform Daily Tasks 
Posted by Laura McLoughlin on March 14, 2023 in categoryAdvocacy

During National Reading Month, we celebrate the importance of reading and promote a love of reading across America. We celebrate with the thousands of adults who have worked, or are working, to build their literacy skills so they, too, can experience the benefits and joy of reading. However, there are 43 million American adults who struggle to read beyond a third-grade level. 

 


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National Book Fund Builds Investment, Innovation, and Success in Adult Literacy 
Posted by Laura McLoughlin on March 01, 2023 in categoryStories from the Field

For over 20 years we’ve given adult literacy programs the opportunity to better meet the needs of their students by providing free instructional materials through the National Book Fund. The grant program started simply to ensure programs with limited budgets had the high-quality materials they needed. It continues because the grants give programs so much more than just books.  


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New Research: Factors that Shape Adult Literacy and Education  
Posted by Laura McLoughlin on February 24, 2023 in categoryFacts & Research

The research articles included in Volume 5, Issue 1 of Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy both examine how circumstances of the world around us impact adult literacy learning.  


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English Language Tutor Gives Employees the Tools to Succeed at Work
Posted by Laura McLoughlin on February 22, 2023 in categoryStories from the Field

Mary Krenceski has spent the past 15 years visiting a manufacturing facility once a week to teach new English language learners the language and vocabulary skills they need to succeed on the job.  


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