Cross-department approach could help tackle Ireland's rate of illiteracy - report
About 18% of Irish people aged 16 to 65 are at or below level one on the five-level literacy scale.
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About 18% of Irish people aged 16 to 65 are at or below level one on the five-level literacy scale.
That’s according to an assessment of 8,000 pupils across 150 schools.
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The National Adult Literacy Agency is calling on the Government to produce documents in ‘plain English’.
One organisation, SUAS, is helping to fight that.
A new initiative will see local authorities form action plans to tackle literacy levels in local communities.
The report from UNESCO found that access to mobile devices encourages people in developing countries to read full-length books and stories through their phone.
A report today pointed to improvement in these areas since 2009 but the Minister for Education said we are not in the top league yet and cannot be complacent.
The presence of study aids and an encouraged love of reading are helping improve literacy among Ireland’s schoolchildren.
Access to these services gives children a better start in school by helping them read and learn.
A new ESRI study has examined the workplace experiences of people with literacy and numeracy difficulties.
Doodle Den provides an early-literacy model for communities.
New research, published today, shows training schemes for individuals with literacy problems are even more beneficial than the average.
Sasha Grey, who appeared recently in several Entourage episodes, has defended her participation in the programme and her support for “education-focused initiatives”.
Chris Potts battled literacy issues until his mid-40s. He told TheJournal.ie how his life has changed since conquering them.
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A previous OECD survey showed that non-digital literacy levels among 15 year olds had dropped in Ireland.
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