Sunday, September 6, 2009
Read All About It!
Join UNESCO and the International Reading Association in celebrating International Literacy Day on September 8.
How can you celebrate? READ!
Read anything at all!
Model reading. Let others see you read!
Read aloud to
*your dog, cat, fish or other pet
Be thankful that you can read. Here are some facts from a statement by the International Reading Association:
*It is estimated that nearly 860 million of the world's adults do not know how to read or write.
*85% of juvenile offenders [in the U.S.] have reading problems.
*American business spends $60 billion each year on employee training, much of that for remedial reading, writing, and mathematics.
*Africa, as a continent, has a literacy rate of less than 60%.
Which countries are the most literate? The least? Where does the U.S fit in? See the answers and related information in this UK Guardian article from March 9, 2009.
How will you celebrate?