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About the NIFL Literacy Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet Overview
References

The NIFL Literacy Fact Sheets include facts and statistics pulled from more than 50 research studies. (Links to digests of some of the major studies are included below.) Facts are organized by the major topic areas in the field of literacy. The facts listed on the Fact Sheet Overview page are from the most commonly referenced literacy-related studies.

The Fact Sheets:

Correctional Education Facts

Family Environment and Family Literacy

Literacy & Health

Reading Facts

Workforce Education

English as a Second Language Literacy

Learning Disabilities

Parental Involvement in Learning

Welfare and Literacy

The Studies:

Current Population Survey

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)

National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

National Even Start Family Literacy Program

National Household Education Survey