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[[Television]] is unique in the history of media; it does not require literacy, mobility, or great expense, and it brings a uniform set of images into eve

...and Accurate Credit Transactions Act authored by Enzi regarding financial literacy and identity theft that will have a profound positive effect on many Americ

...en accepted students with no college education; some schools required only literacy and others did not even require that.

===Literacy=== In 2003 the estimated rates of [[Literacy|literacy]] (defined by reference to those of age 15 and over can read and write) in

...act that she lived in the years before the printing press and widespread [[literacy]], and was also young, female, and not of [[nobility|noble]] class.

...na]]. Library instruction is closely related to the study of [[information literacy]]. ...ation of outreach services and reading-enhancement services (such as adult literacy and children's programming).

.../ref> pioneered and published by the United Nations adds such measures as literacy and life expectancy, and the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)

...ort 2009'', (summary)]</ref> by the United Nations adds such measures as literacy and life expectancy, and the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)

...Department's principal advisors and spokespersons in the area of financial literacy and education.

...all-India average of 933:1,000. Kochi's literacy rate is 94.3%. The female literacy rate lags that of males by 1.1%, amongst the lowest such gaps in India.

* Henry H. Bauer. (1994) Scientific Literacy and the Myth of the Scientific Method. University of Illinois Press. ISBN02

#the so-called "Old" period, which extends from the earliest beginnings of literacy and records (ca. AD 700) until ca. AD 1100. Reconstructions of German-speci

...ref name="Census-literacy">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2001, Data on Literacy |work=Census of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India

...ref name="Schieffelin 2000">Bambi B. Schieffelin. 2000. Introducing Kaluli Literacy: A Chronology of Influences. In Regimes of Language. P. Kroskrity, ed. Pp.

...Middle East Partnership Initiative. Funds went, in large part, to support literacy projects, election monitoring, training for civil society, and the improvem

* [[Cultural literacy]] * [[Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition]]

* Stephen Penn, "Literacy and literary production", in: Steve Ellis ''Chaucer An Oxford Guide'' (2005

...Department's principal advisors and spokespersons in the area of financial literacy and education.

...everyone. High school and junior college students can gain the information literacy skills which are so critical for the knowledge age. ...ed the written [[word]] to be printed and distributed, thereby extending [[literacy]] to the population at large. Moving from [[vellum]] to paper made it possi

...s in the marriage register is widely considered a reliable proxy for basic literacy (Stephens, W B. ''Education in Britain 1750—1914''. Macmillan Press. 19

...appreciation for the English language and its literatures while promoting literacy - specifically the ability to write, read and think critically. Throughout

...habet as ''quốc ngữ'' (the national language), and as a tool for promoting literacy. The Confucian education system was compared unfavorably to the Japanese sy

...heavy comprehensive health booklets --- particularly in communities where literacy levels are known to be low or in known mobile populations --- and encourage ...ecessary infrastructure (electricity, connectivity, health worker computer literacy, etc) for a reliable electronic information system remains years away. In o

Literacy rose sharply in the city, due to multiple causes including economic special

...America|United States]] in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, biology literacy has declined in parallel. Andrew Knoll, professor of natural history at Har

Literacy and first language teaching in schools is traditionally prescriptive. Both

...le to the general public. This paved the way for huge leaps in the rate of literacy in industrialised nations and eased the spread of information during the [[

...ed to say that the President was elected because "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote...People who could not even spell the word 'vot | title = Former Congressman Tom Tancredo Says Obama Won Because There is No Literacy Test Before Voting

...nunciation is an ongoing phenomenon in English and results from increasing literacy. Often it is a matter of sounding a consonant that has traditionally been s

...ountries), but they were not free and they generally imparted only basic [[literacy]]--the ability to read the [[Bible]], which was the original goal. Poor ch

...[[Mizoram]] and life expectancy (73 years) is among the highest in India. Literacy is 88% among females and 94% among males according to the 2001 census. Kera ...nsus, Kottayam District of Kerala is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India. [[Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[CMS College]]

...so that fewer births are needed to achieve desired completed family size.) Literacy is highly correlated with the use of contraceptives. Education helps people

...so that fewer births are needed to achieve desired completed family size.) Literacy is highly correlated with the use of contraceptives. Education helps people

...tio is 922 females to 1000 males, which is above the national average. Its literacy rate is 77.27% (86.2% males and 67.5% females).

|title=Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? ...cessdate=2008-11-01 }}</ref><ref name=Keen/> Calling it "the great digital literacy debate", British-American entrepreneur and author [[Andrew Keen]] judged th

...e general [[Chinese culture]] was enhanced by widespread printing, growing literacy, and appreciation for the various arts.

...ost blacks from voting by various techniques, such as [[poll tax]]es and [[literacy test]]s. (These could be waived for whites by grandfather clauses, until th

...o me, a person who specializes in "translating" advanced topics into lower literacy levels. :-) &nbsp;&mdash;[[User:Stephen Ewen|Stephen Ewen]]&nbsp;[[User tal

...vement through political means. Evangelical activism might be expressed in literacy training, inner-city relief and food banks, adoption agencies, marriage cou

* Belt-Beyan, Phyllis M. ''The Emergence of African American Literacy Traditions: Family and Community Efforts in the Nineteenth Century.'' Praeg

...onal leadership; human services and counseling; and a program in language, literacy and specialized instruction. It is based at the Lincoln Park campus. The de

Various methods have been proposed for improving [[quantitative literacy]]. For diagnosis, likelihood ratios<ref name="pmid18064524">{{cite journal

...965]] assured minority registration and voting rights. It suspended use of literacy or other voter-qualification tests that had sometimes served to keep Africa

...965]] assured minority registration and voting rights. It suspended use of literacy or other voter-qualification tests that had sometimes served to keep Africa

...letters by prominent white authors attesting to the character, honesty and literacy of the author. The result, according to literary critics, was "a black mes

...e in urban areas—a figure significantly higher than the world average. The literacy rate (88 percent) in Colombia is also well above the world average, and the

...come from rural areas, where they leave behind their families. The overall literacy rate of the city is above 86%, which is higher than the national average.<r

...bourgeois]] or [[middle class]] [[audience]]s and the spread of wealth and literacy and the growth of both [[mass media|mass]] and niche [[market (economics)|m

The Reformation was a triumph of literacy and the new printing press. From 1517 onward religious pamphlets flooded Ge

...uring the thousand years that followed the sack of Rome is unrecorded. The literacy that had been a common feature of the Roman empire was seldom evident in

The literacy rate is only 42.2% (56.2% of males and 28.1% of females), 14-year olds and

...told in words and pictures.<ref name="Torrance">Torrance, Richard. 2005. "Literacy and literature in Osaka, 1890-1940." Journal of Japanese Studies, 31(1):27-

...s and healthcare professionals often have difficulties with [[quantitative literacy|health numeracy]] and probabilistic reasoning.<ref name="pmid17712082">{{ci

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...deral level. Applicants for U.S. [[citizenship]] have to pass an English [[literacy]] test. About 82% of the population speak nothing but English at home; the

...s and healthcare professionals often have difficulties with [[quantitative literacy|health numeracy]] and probabilistic reasoning.<ref name="pmid17712082">{{ci

...nd early 20th centuries, occasioned by technological developments, growing literacy, and a print culture, gave educated and Westernized colonial subjects acces

...ment indicator including nutrition, infant mortality, life expectancy, and literacy. Several factors encourage opium production, the greatest being economic: t

...tional Statistics |accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> The United Kingdom's high literacy rate (99%)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humana.org/Article.asp?TxtID=223&S

...world-wide empire, boasted Europe's greatest number of cities and highest literacy rate, many world-class artists and generous patrons, religious tolerance, a

...ting, which holds schools and teachers accountable for pupil attainment in literacy and numeracy, has narrowed the curriculum, diminished opportunities for tea

...work of primary schools spread through the lowland areas, and by the 1930s literacy rates among the Lao Lum had increased considerably. But the upland areas, w

...ed for [[proselytism]] in May 2006, even though their project was to bring literacy to a poor neighborhood and some of the youth volunteers were Muslims. The M