NIFL Public Awareness Campaign Below are links to Fact Sheets on many different literacy areas. Fast Facts on Literacy. Prisoners generally have significantly lower literacy skills than the general population. Those who improve their skills return to prison less often. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
Libraries are a fundamental cornerstone of knowledge and information.
A Smart Investment. All of our businesses could benefit by improving the skills and capacities of so many in our workforces. Talk to any adult literacy teacher and you are likely to hear of an apparently bright and able student who does not achieve to potential. The student who shows this unexpected under achievement may have a learning disability. Literacy and Welfare.