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Literacy and job training

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LITERACY AND JOB TRAINING

Literacy is about reading, but it's about much more, too. It's about opportunity, giving people the tools to make the most of their potential. It's about preparing people for the 21st century, when a fully literate work force will be crucial to our strength as a nation. Without literacy the history books and job manuals are closed, the Internet is turned off, and the promise of America is much harder to reach…

Ofcourse, parents can't do it alone. Our country has outstanding teachers and educators on the front lines of the literacy crusade, but all the rest of us must work with them to make sure that every child and every adult can read.President Bill Clinton (weekly radio address, December 21,1996)
The issue of illiteracy is huge, yet largely hidden. Testing done by the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows the percentage of American children with good reading abilities hasn't improved at all in 25 years. Education is the key to success, and literacy is the foundation upon which knowledge is built.

Volunteering options:

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1-800-Volunteer
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Some Useful Links:

Network for good- job training
Network for good- Education and Literacy-
Network
NCSALL
National Institute for Literacy- program -
directory
National Institute for Literacy Rsources
Proliteracy

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