SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Curling up with a glass of wine and a good book can make for great weekend plans, but a non-profit in Fort Bend County is hoping you're up for reading between the wines, ...

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life—supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness ...

The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters have received a $10,000 grant to support their adult literacy center in Reading. The grant ...

HATTIESBURG — Thousands of Mississippi adults can read words but struggle to understand their meaning — a gap that can make it difficult to follow directions, fill out forms or hold a job. To help ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Local organizations share how they are working to improve literacy, because the ability to read, write, and work with numbers can significantly impact all aspects of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Reading is a skill many take for granted, but for some adults, it’s a daily challenge. Literacy SC is working to change that—one page at a time. Since relaunching its private ...

This study will synthesize the behavioral and cognitive sciences, education, and neuroscience research on literacy to understand its applicability to adolescent and adult populations. It will review ...

Nearly one in five adults in the United States reads at or below a third grade level, according to national literacy data. Library leaders say that can make everyday tasks such as filling out forms, ...

Starting last fall the Columbia-based nonprofit Literacy SC launched Turning Pages — Aiken. Loretta Beckner and Janet Kabel reached out to Lisa Cole, CEO of Literacy SC, for guidance in starting a ...

Staten Island, N.Y. – The Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island will soon offer adolescent literacy, adult basic education/high school equivalency and English for speakers of other language ...

When you think of learning to read, you may picture a young student working through phonics flashcards or a picture book. But groups around Milwaukee also help adults strengthen their reading skills — ...