GREENVILLE — Thousands of adults in the Capital Region cannot read at a third-grade level, and for those living in rural areas, there’s not many programs to help them. So a literacy tutor, a Rotary ...

I had exciting news for my students. I had found someone who could teach them to read. This was late in the aughts, when I had just begun working with adults who couldn’t read. I had no materials, no ...

Dianne Brewington, an instructor with Literacy KC at their newest headquarters in the old Westport Middle School in Kansas City. The organization that helps adults and families to improve literacy ...

In the dynamic realm of education... The art and science of teaching reading have been subject to continual debate and evolution. Educators find themselves at the forefront of this discourse, ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

Many adults join the Adult Literacy Program to improve their reading and writing skills, working one on one with a volunteer tutor. Improved literacy helps these adults obtain jobs, further their own ...

Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into high ...

When adult learners see themselves as contributors to knowledge, their relationship to education changes and they become knowledge builders.

To the editor: Education professor Allison Briceño fears overemphasizing foundational skills such as phonics will take time away from writing, favor already advantaged children and ignore the needs of ...

Imagine a cross-country road trip using outdated maps. What are the chances you’ll take the best routes or even get to your destination? This is what’s happening in California classrooms. Teachers ...