February 28th, 2010
Category: Literacy Articles
Tags: at, Business, State, Today, Writing
by
Mary Anne Donovan
There is a crisis in the workplace today, and believe it or not, it’s about the quality of writing. That’s right: poor writing skills are at the core of issues such as low productivity, inferior quality, and poor customer relations.
Think about it. Modes of business communication have changed radically in the last ten years. Previously we conducted most communication verbally, either by telephone or in person — meetings, visits, etc. But in this digital age we have become communicators by the written word. Business is conducted internationally via email and instant messenger, and often we never even…
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December 21st, 2009
Category: Literacy Rates
Tags: at, Highest, illiteracy rate by state, illiteracy rates by state, Literacy, literacy rate, literacy rate by state, literacy rate by states, literacy rates, literacy rates by state, lowest, Most, Rates, recent, State, state by state literacy rates, state literacy rates, state with highest literacy rate
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December 4th, 2009
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: Armenia, at, Glendale, Little, Soviet, State, United
According to Census figures, Glendale in California is home to the largest number of Armenians in the United States, with people of Armenian descent allowing for 40% of the cityâs population.
Armenia is a small, landlocked country located in Eurasia, lying east of Turkey and south of Georgia. It is a unitary, democratic nation-state, and former member of the Soviet Union. According to Armeniaâs April 2006 Census, the country has a population of just over three million, and is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet Union republics, behind Moldova.
Armenia has a rich and historic culture. It has itâs…
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November 27th, 2009
Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: at, Happy, Literacy, Permanent, position, Should, State, Take, teaching, Women
perhaps, at my age, i should be able to decide for myself, but sometimes, decisions are not so easy. the job is straight literacy in a public school- that is my field of expertids-i work in a children’s ste facility teaching all subjects, and i like it. public ed. pays a lot more, but as we all know, tenure is political, no matter how good you are, and at 58, i don’t think it would be easy to find a job like i have. well, perhaps, i’ve answered my own question, unfortunately, i am that age and even with my…
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October 13th, 2009
Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: Applied, at, Literacy, Permanent, State, teaching, Whim, Yrs.
public school- and I;ve been offered the position. It pays more, and the job is exactly what I’ve ben educated to do, but… should they not give me tenure, which is a real possibility no matter how hard I work and how good my performance, then in 3 yrs. I’m without a job. I’m married and my husband does well, but I need the income of a career- I do like what I do- and I think at my age, as long as I’m somewhat satisfied, I should stick with the sure thing. Any thoughts?
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September 26th, 2009
Category: Literacy Education
Tags: at, Creation, Education, Emphasize, Literacy, Need, Reform, State, Welfare
Like helping people to start their own businesses and cooperative, collective community projects, job creation?
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