Tag Archives: adult literacy

Low literacy among adults costs the U.S. millions

How did a professional with 20+ years of experience hide the fact that she couldn’t read from her employer?

Are you a teacher who can’t get a written response from a parent, but, when you call them, they’re excited to talk to you about their child’s progress.

Daphne Greenberg is an adult literacy advocate, a professor in the College’s  department, and the principal investigator of the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy. Her TEDxPeachtree talk in 2013 discusses the personal and professional impact low literacy among adults has on the U.S. economy, and how adult literacy programs can help improve reading skills.