The lack of literacy knowledge has proven itself to be rather detrimental to our society. So, how can this issue become corrected? Through this chain of postings, my goal is to investigate deeper into possible advocacy sites, as well as develop collaborative opinions. Also, more importantly to share stories that will sufficiently support my thesis. After all, the importance of literacy is an issue that impacts each one of us; but impacts our society even more.
This week, I researched The Ohio Literacy Network. The OLN was developed to build Ohio’s workforce by strengthening adult and family literacy education. The OLN accomplishes this by connecting learners, educators and volunteers to a wide variety of educational resources. Depending on if the individual is seeking to develop stronger workplace skills, enhance their ability to perform higher on the GED exam, or simply just assist your children with their homework; on the Ohio Literacy Network there is help and assistance available for everyone. If anyone is interested in learning more about The Ohio Literacy Network, or is interested in volunteer work, more information can be found at:
In today's society, there are many individuals who feel scared to seek the extra help, or given the current economic state, perhaps cannot afford to pursue the assistance. The Ohio Literacy Network serves as a common ground where individuals can not only afford the help, they can feel comfortable seeking the help in an inviting atmosphere.
For a couple of years now, I have become very involved with the advocacy of the encouragement of elementary school reading. It is very essential that children develop the love of reading at a young age. When children discover their love of reading at a young age, limitless opportunities are made visible, and success is enabled. The OLN serves as an advocate as well for the encouragement of young readers, and the advocacy of literacy in general. The OLN is a beneficial tool for advocates and educators to utilize to insure that children become educated about the importance of reading at a young age. The knowledge of the importance of reading develops when a child discovers their love for books.
The value of reading seems to be a topic most of our society is innocently and obliviously ungrateful about. Even I, must admit, that I paid little attention to the privilege that I can read, until I stumbled upon this statistic. “42 million American adults can't read at all; 50 million are unable to read at a higher level that is expected of a fourth or fifth grader.” (The Education Portal).
From this statistic, it appears that the improvement needs to begin within the classroom. If more attention was shown to grade-schoolers, perhaps this statistic would significantly decrease. The hard work does not stop at the end of grade school, though. Middle school and high school students also need special attention to ensure this problem decrease. So, the question is, how exactly do schools ensure that this problem can be eliminated?
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