Article: Illiteracy knows no borders. (functional illiteracy in the Western world)

Article: Lessons From Asian Schools;Functional illiteracy, ...
The Washington Post;  November 30, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Huge, rich and accustomed - with some reason - to thinking of itself as uniquely successful, the United States has never been good at learning from other countries. This can be a costly blind spot. Answers to many of the woes we are struggling ...

Article: Recovering illiterates ... 'reconnecting with life.' ...
San Diego Business Journal;  January 9, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... reference book or understanding a newspaper is beyond the scope of their English skills. "There is no way in which the United States can maintain the health of its economy, fend off foreign competition, improve productivity, and, in general, maintain ...

Article: Words to the wise.(functional illiteracy among ...
Entrepreneur;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... explains that while not being able to read or write at all used to be the definition of illiteracy, today, "functional illiteracy" means a person lacks the skills needed to perform his or her job. How can this be in a nation that has long ...

Article: A Tale of Two Studies.(functional illiteracy ...
Phi Delta Kappan;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... what adults scoring at the lowest levels of NALS can do. Some people have taken levels 1 and 2 to indicate "functional illiteracy." This seems unfair, and, given what the people at levels 1 and 2 can do, it is little wonder that few ...

Article: Functional illiteracy hurts black community
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  March 6, 2007 ;     621 words ...I received one of those phone calls the other day that prove to be disturbing and encouraging at the same time. The call was from William Kofmehl, who founded the Allegheny County Literacy Council back in 1975. In the 32 years since then, Kofmehl's group has taught tens of thousands of local adults

Article: Cognitive Concepts Unleashes Powerful New Weapon in War on ...
PR Newswire;  November 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ...SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- More than ten thousand specialists attending the American Speech and Hearing Association conference will get their first look at Earobics 1 for Adolescents & Adults here today. The newest addition to Cognitive Concepts' award-winning line of educational

Article: Literacy problems bedevil United States, study ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 11, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... coping with the demands of modern life and work." In the United States, 46% were below Level 3 in reading prose, 49% in reading ... generally cited a figure of 10% when describing the level of functional illiteracy in the Milwaukee area. Alan Farstrup, executive director ...