National Literacy Month and Day

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Registered: 03-20-2003
National Literacy Month and Day
Fri, 09-02-2005 - 11:38am

In 1965, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated September 8 as International Literacy Day. Each year, the UNESCO Secretary-General issues a statement, and four prizes are awarded. Local organizations often plan their own celebrations.

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 defines literacy as "an individual's ability to read, write, speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual and in society."

Can anyone find some recent statistics- the ones I've found are rather outdated but here is an interesting site to let you know how your state is doing: http://www.casas.org/lit/litcode/Search.cfm

What are some things going on in your neighborhood to promote literacy?


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