DID YOU KNOW ...

* Literacy levels are connected to most of the pressing social and economic issues - unemployment, poverty, homelessness, health, rates of incarceration, social assistance, and child well being.

* Today's job require highly literate workers - not just the ability to read and write well but thinking skills such as problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

* A high school education is no guarantee that a person has the literacy skills s/he needs to succeed but the lack of a high school education is a very strong indicator that s/he does not have the necessary skills.

* Learning doesn't end when we leave school - it is a lifelong process.

* Literacy levels influence the kind of jobs we'll get, the salaries we'll earn, our standard of living, the type of homes we'll live in, the type of education our children will receive and our ability to participate fully in our communities.

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