Channel: Georg Rockall-Schmidt
Category: Entertainment
Tags: georg rockall-schmidtilliteracyilliteracy in the usadult literacybarbara bush foundationfunctional illiteracyreading levelsgrsthe bizarre summaryliteracy levels
Description: Here is a little snapshot of the bizarre times in which we find ourselves: 21% of American adults are functionally illiterate. That means 43 million people. In the UK, 16% of adults are functionally illiterate. In Germany it's 14%. This video explains what that means and why that might be, with me: some guy. Resources: proliteracy.org/Resources-Publications/Find-a-Program nld.org barbarabush.org worldliteracyfoundation.org Further Reading: libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=How-Serious-Is-Americas-Literacy-Problem literacycooperative.org/literacy-facts/literacy-levels files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED496343.pdf lb7.uscourts.gov/documents/14-3613URL2Illiteracy.pdf cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores education.vic.gov.au/documents/about/research/readtoyoungchild.pdf pbs.org/newshour/show/why-36-million-american-adults-cant-read-enough-to-work-and-how-to-help-them news.stanford.edu/news/2013/september/toddler-language-gap-091213.html online.regiscollege.edu/blog/child-illiteracy