News Flashes
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from NewsOK.com
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'Happy Days' star Henry Winkler battled the debilitating disability
Subject Terms: Dyslexia, Learners, Success
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from BBC News
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Helping to improve literacy levels in Afghanistan
Subject Terms: Adult literacy, Literacy skills, Women's literacy, Afghanistan
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from Port Huron Times Herald
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As we celebrate National Library Week (April 12-18) we tip our hats to our very own St. Clair County Library System and the 11 branches that serve our residents in many different ways.
Subject Terms: Library literacy programs, Tutoring, Basic skills
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from ReliefWeb
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Press conference by Shigeru AyoagiI, UNESCO Country Director, Gopal Sharma, UNICEF Deputy Representative and Nazifullah Salarzai, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit
Subject Terms: International literacy, International organizations, Literacy statistics, Afghanistan
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from UN News Centre
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The United Nations today announced the launch of a literacy initiative in Afghanistan, which has some of the lowest rates of reading and writing in the world.
Subject Terms: International literacy, International organizations, Literacy statistics, Afghanistan
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from Newswise
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A new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published in the advanced online edition of the journal Social Indicators Research suggests a link between the ease with which older adults can access and understand health information and their happiness.
Subject Terms: Literacy health relationships, Personal wellbeing, Information literacy, Senior citizens
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from Irish Medical Times
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A campaigner who empowers those sleeping on the streets of Dublin is the winner of the 2009 Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards.
Subject Terms: Literacy health relationships, Homeless people, Awards and diplomas, Ireland
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from Bookmark
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This week is UNESCO and the Global Campaign for Education’s Global Action Week promoting youth and adult literacy and lifelong learning.
Subject Terms: Literacy campaigns, International literacy, Reading
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from Literacy News
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Can organizing your home help your child to become a better reader? Maybe.
Subject Terms: Family environment, Reading ability, Child literacy
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from Literacy News
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Eighty-two percent of parents with children 8 years old and younger say they read a book out loud to them daily, according to a study commissioned by Hooked on Phonics(R).
Subject Terms: Parent involvement, Oral reading, Child literacy, Parent child relationships
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