On October 27, 2016, Congress was quiet, out of session. In contrast, across the street in the Library of Congress, the halls were alive as over 80 literacy experts and advocates celebrated literacy efforts from around the world. The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program recognizes outstanding literacy programs from around the world. […]
Read moreThe promotion of reading appreciation is one of the many responsibilities of school librarians. Different strategies have been used in elementary and middle schools to achieve this, and these strategies need to meet the students’ interests. This article presents the results of a study that was conducted to identify the different strategies elementary and middle […]
Read moreThe third Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE III) draws on monitoring surveys completed by 139 UNESCO Member States to develop a differentiated picture of the global state of adult learning and education (ALE). It evaluates countries’ progress in fulfilling the commitments they made in the Belém Framework for Action, which was adopted […]
Read moreInternational Literacy Day (ILD) shines a spotlight on global literacy needs, which goes hand in hand with the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) mission: literacy for everyone, everywhere. ILA offers a free activity kit to educators to help their students learn about another country and broaden their worldview with ILD activities that focus on Jamaica, a […]
Read moreTo mark the fiftieth anniversary of International Literacy Day on 8 September 2016, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has published a research paper entitled Promoting Health and Literacy for Women’s Empowerment. Written by Dr Anna Robinson-Pant, this paper is the third in a series of studies on literacy and women’s empowerment. The paper […]
Read moreSeptember 8th is International Literacy Day — Reading the Past, Writing the Future / Lire le passé, écrire l’avenir The UK’s RaPAL (Research and Practice in Adult Literacies) and Australia’s ACAL (Australian Council for Adult Literacy) are delighted to announce their new publication: a free learner voice resource for adult education titled: Resilience: Stories of […]
Read moreCongratulations to: ~ Sarah Crossan for winning the CILIP Carnegie Medal for ‘One’ published by Bloomsbury ~ Chris Riddell for winning the Kate Greenaway Medal for The Sleeper and the Spindle written by Neil Gaiman, published by Bloomsbury ~ Ross Collins ‘There’s a Bear on my Chair’ published by Nosy Crow and Robin Talley ‘Lies […]
Read more