Literacy

LITERACY LITERACY IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT AND THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. LITERACY IN THE WORLD GLOBAL ILLITERATE POPULATION 781.000,000 ADULTS 126.000,000 YOUTHS 61 MILLION CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE ARE NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL THAT IS MORE THAN 10 TIMES THE POPULATION OF SINGAPORE! THESE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ILLITERATES 1/2 MORE THAN OF THESE CHILDREN ARE GIRLS A MOTHER'S READING SKILL IS THE GREATEST DETERMINANT OF HER CHILDREN'S FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, OUTWEIGHING OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD AND FAMILY INCOME. "LITERACY IS A BRIDGE FROM MISERY TO HOPE" KOFI ANNAN 77 WHAT YOU CAN DO INSPIRE YOUR CHILD/STUDENT TO DEVOTE AN ADDITIONAL 60 SECONDS OF LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS SHARE YOUR PRE-LOVED BOOKS littlefreelibrary.org ПL A ПIN "TAKE A BOOK, RETURN A BOOK" VOLUNTEER IN LITERACY ACTIVITES WITH YOUR COMMUNITY SOURCES UNESCO - Literacy for AlI, 2014 International Reading Association, 2014 US National Institute of Health, 2010 Little Free Library, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC BY Thrive If you're from Singapore and you live, work or study around Kebun Baru/Yio Chu Kang, we'll love to hear from you! Like us on Facebook at Thrive350org