This book provides the criteria for developing and evaluating preparation programs for
literacy professionals and details standards for what candidates for the
literacy profession know and are able to do in professional settings, including the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for specific roles.
He said that they were bringing betterment in the department through reforms and added that remunerations would be extended towards
literacy schools and its teachers on better results and performance.
International
Literacy Day was conceptualised in 1966 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with a vision to promote, advance and popularise
Literacy activities worldwide.
The province-wise break-up indicates that Punjab has the top
literacy ratio of 61pc, with 71 and 55pc of girls and boys literate, respectively.
After taking informed consent from the students data were collected using the newest vital sign (NVS) for assessment of functional health
literacy. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.
'The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) needs 300,000 schools to achieve 90 percent
literacy rate target in the country under the Vision-2025,' Expert Consultant at National Training Institute (NTI), Iqbal ur Rehman said here Tuesday.
During the event, Florida Blue Foundation announced the continuation of the Florida Health
Literacy Initiative and awarded 14 Florida organizations with $5,000 health
literacy grants.
87% rank early
literacy as the most important topic
The report says that a boy born in Stockton town centre - which is in the 10th of electoral wards most at risk of
literacy problems - has a life expectancy 26.1 years shorter than a boy born in the North Oxford ward, which is among the 10th least at risk of
literacy issues.
And, according to figures published yesterday by the National
Literacy Trust, the areas with the lowest levels of
literacy generally also have a lower life expectancy.
Literacy is considered an important instrument for sustainable development of any country.