Get the latest news and stories from the adult literacy field.
The new PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills data indicates 60 million US adults read at the lowest levels, while 72 million are at the lowest levels for numeracy.
Boredom led Grace Woodard to find a new hobby, which unexpectedly set her on a path to learning about her family and adult literacy and inspired her to support the work of ProLiteracy.
As I reflect on Women’s History Month, I think about Ruth Colvin and all the history she’s lived and change she’s contributed to.
Fifty years: Few others have dedicated as much time to one adult literacy program. Sandra Malone has.
Millions of adults do not possess the functional literacy skills to make meaning of the texts they encounter every day.
The National Book Fund 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.
Mary Krenceski has created her own curriculum based on what she sees—literally—at the ceramics factory where she teaches English as a second language.
