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48 million adults struggle to read in 2023. Are adult literacy programs meeting their needs?

Podcast:
Reading Swizzle
Publication Date:
July 14, 2023
Podcast description:

Reading Swizzle presents EDUCATION IDEAS THAT AGITATE THE STATUS QUO.The information obtained from books, articles, and research is presented to inform the viewer and listener of EFFECTIVE PRACTICES that could TRANSFORM STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT and MAKE LITERACY FOR ALL A REALITY.Mary McCool Berry, M.Ed., is a reading specialist with 36 years of experience teaching children and adults how to read. McCool Berry holds a Master’s Degree in Reading (K 12), is a Certified Dyslexia Practitioner, a Certified Dyslexia Advocate, and is an international and national literacy consultant. 

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Reading Swizzle invites you to listen to Carmine Stewart, Ph.D., vice president of programming at Seeds of Literacy in Cleveland, Ohio.

Seeds of Literacy is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide free, personalized education to empower adults to thrive in our community.

Read the article attached to this video for information that is quite alarming.
https://www.propublica.org/article/literacy-adult-education-united-states

A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?
The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them.