Did you know that literacy levels in the United States are one of the lowest among developed nations? 93 million American adults have limited reading, writing, and math skills and more than 800,000 adults in metro Atlanta are functionally illiterate.
Adult illiteracy is not just a concern for Atlanta and Georgia, but for the nation, and it is time for us to speak out...in a matter of keystrokes!
Through our new website, blog, Facebook page, and Twitter, Literacy Action is dedicated to spreading the word that illiteracy is an epidemic that is affecting our city, state and country.
We are striving to stop the intergenerational cycle of illiteracy and poverty. And we need your help.
READ about what we do on our blog.
Follow and reTWEET us on Twitter.
POST your thoughts on our Facebook page.
LEARN about us on our new website!
"One in seven adults in the U.S. lack the basic reading, writing, and math skills to even apply for college or technical career training." Join Literacy Action as we make this fact a thing of the past!
Evidence that dumbing down is not inevitable, The Economist, January 15, 2009
Literacy Powerline, Literacy Statistics, citing U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington DC:Nathional Assessment of Adult Literacy 2002.
Harvey, David C., "Answering President Obama's Call for Education", The Huffington Post, March 26, 2009; citing U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Adult Literacy 2003.
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