Adult Literacy Is A Real Problem. How Do We Fix It? via Connecticut Public Radio

Adult Literacy Is A Real Problem. How Do We Fix It?

Connecticut Public Radio: 12.16.2019 by Carmen Baskauf & Lucy Nalpathanchil & Lydia Brown

Literacy. It's something many of us take for granted. The ability to read health forms, headlines, or the latest bestsellers. Yet, across the U.S., there are millions of adults who have difficulty reading.

This hour, we find out why. We talk with literacy experts and advocates, and we also hear from you.

GUESTS:

Komi Agbenohevi - Literacy student and Hartford, Connecticut resident 

Carol “CJ” Hauss - Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford, a Connecticut-based nonprofit (@CarolHauss)

Kevin Morgan - President and CEO of ProLiteracy, an international nonprofit based in Syracuse, New York (@ProLiteracyceo)  LISTEN 10:59