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    Literacy is a concept claimed and defined by a range of different theoretical fields. In everyday terms, "literacy" is typically described as the ability to read, write, speak and listen in meaningful or socially-recognised ways.

    An illiterate person cannot read or write at all, for all practical purposes. A functionally illiterate person can read and possibly write simple sentences ...

    literacy (plural literacies)
    1. the ability to read
    2. understanding of something (ex. computer literacy)
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    Teaching literacy Literacy comprises a number of subskills, including phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Mastering each of these ...

    Report: The Most Active Online Are The Most Educated

    12/16/2009 People who spend the most time online are in fact the most educated claims a ...

    Here's the longitudinal study on the SMART reading program that a person might wish to reference when researching supplemental elementary school reading programs or volunteer-delivered ...

     

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    Of all the People & Organizations involved with Literacy, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

     

    The Chalkboard Project is a privately funded non-profit organization working with research-driven reforms in Oregon for public K-12 schools.  Funded by MMT, Oregon Community Foundation, ...
    +description http://www.nea.gov/pub/ +address +phone   Where located   Places this organization is ...
    NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Overview: ...
    SMART partners with hundreds of schools statewide to deliver proven literacy support to K-3 children. Teachers recommend students for participation in the program, which complements ...
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    People & Organizations

     

    Here are all the People & Organizations working on Literacy:

     

     

    click here to add your organization (don't forget to indicate that they focus on Literacy)

     

    Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

     

    click here to add your foundation or affinity group (don't forget to indicate that they focus on Literacy)

     

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    "We would like to conduct a social impact study of our members that  illustrate the programmatic impact nonprofits have on the community. We have been able to find reports for the economic impact of nonprofits, but not a compilation of their social impact, their program benchmarks, as it were. Do you know of any reports or organizations that are doing this kind of work that we could link with or use their survey work?"

    Indeed, we have extensive information here:

    Social Impact of Nonprofits
    Philanthropy and Social Impact

     

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