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After participation in the Literacy for Life Foundation adult literacy campaign, serious offences by students dropped by almost 65%.
Verbal abilities provide benefits in school and in one’s career. Fostering a love for stories and fiction in children should be a high priority.
Low literacy levels are a common contributing factor in Australia’s homeless population. We asked people who have experienced homelessness how poor literacy affected their lives – and what would help.
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Executive Director, The Literacy for Life Foundation; Adjunct Professor, University of New England
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Associate professor, Western Sydney University
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Deputy Dean (Education) and Associate Professor, UNSW Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, York University, Canada
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Researcher and teacher educator in adult literacy and numeracy and TESOL, University of Technology Sydney
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Chairperson, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
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