Well Said...

Few people understand the importance of Adolescent Literacy. We have invested so much more in the education of children in grades K-3. Our time, our attention, and our money have been directed toward younger children. While this is a necessary use of some educational resources, it is not sufficient to produce our desired outcomes. Advanced adolescent literacy is the single factor that relates most closely to almost every desirable educational outcome: academic achievement, college success, and employment. For so long, unsubstantiated myths have guided our decision making regarding investment in literacy.

Don Deshler - Director of The University of Kansas Center for Research and Learning - dispels these commonly held assumptions in his recent testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Deshler's testimony starts at 50:00. Click here and get educated!

Thanks, as always, for reading.

Mark