View from the Road
Sitting at a table in a cafe watching the Houston traffic stream by I am wearing a TALAE t-shirt I bought today at the annual conference of COABE. My computer mouse is resting comfortably on a pad provided by TAALC. Today I visited with representatives of TCALL and received instructions about an upcoming TAESP workshop. I ran into representatives of ProLiteracy and Literacy USA in the hallway at the conference.
Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education for the U.S. Department of Education reminded us this morning of the results of last December's NAALS report: 93 million Americans operate at a basic or below basic literacy level (8th grade). We were encouraged to represent this and other unpleasant data in ways that encourage active response instead of ostrich imitation.
Helping churches help people with literacy needs: Literacy ConneXus.