The decline can lead to poor health outcomes and a loss of GDP, says Daphne Greenberg of Georgia State University.

The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine ... avoiding long words and technical terms, and including basic diagrams and pictures can make the text more accessible. In addition, using ...

The U.S. faces a growing literacy crisis, with data from 2017 to 2023 showing a rise in adults with low literacy skills from ...

Educators who teach basic education skills to adults work in a variety of professions and industries. These professionals may teach fundamentals to adults who need to learn to read and write.

also showed that about one in five adults struggle with basic literacy and numeracy. While England performs better than the OECD average in these areas, the number of adults scoring at or below ...

On average, U.S. adults correctly answered just 48% of the index’s basic money questions. Here's why financial literacy remains low, which communities are most affected and how to address the gap.

About 160,000 people in 31 nations and regions, including 5,165 randomly selected Japanese adults, took part in ... of respondents did not possess basic literacy skills. Another finding was ...

Brenda Allan says that not all children are school ready when they start school (Image: George Blair) Furthermore, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to live in neighbourhoods ...

Those workers on average earn around £1,500 less per year than they would if they had a basic level of literacy, according to the research. Getty Images Adults with low-level literacy have ...

Nearly one in five Fort Bend County adults struggle with basic reading ... Founded in 1987, the council offers basic literacy and digital skills courses, as well as citizenship, ESL and GED ...

The Livermore Public Library is recruiting volunteers for its adult literacy program. After completing a three-session training program, volunteers will work either one-on-one or with a small group of ...