[AAACE-NLA] Low Adult English Literacy in the U.S. now on the ALE Wiki

[David Rosen]

Colleagues,

The piece of writing now entitled "Contributory Causes of Low Adult  
English Literacy in the United States," which George Demetrion and  
others have put together using this -- and other -- electronic  
lists,  is now up on the Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Wiki at:

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/ALElowliteracy

It can be printed out and shared, the link can be forwarded to  
colleagues and others, and of course, since it's on a wiki, it can be  
improved.

This may be a useful piece for those who ask why so many adults in  
the United States, a country with a relatively high investment in  
K-12 education, cannot read well or at all.  It would also be helpful  
if, as you read it, you could link in research which supports one (or  
more) of the factors/hypotheses/assertions described.

David J. Rosen
Adult Literacy Advocate
DJRosen at theworld.com