Tackling Literacy difficulties: Identifying and acting / Session I

1. Tackling Literacy difficulties: Identifying and acting / Session I

2. Programme • SESSION I – Introduction • Literacy and literacy difficulties • Quiz: Facts and figures around literacy • Impact of literacy difficulties: causes and consequences • SESSION II – Action: • Recognise • Discuss • Refer • What will you do?

3. Introduction

4. Literacyandliteracydifficulties

5. Literacy … is the ability to understand, evaluate, use and engage with written texts to • participate in society • achieve one’s goals • to develop one’s knowledge and potential

6. Literacy difficulties Someone has literacy difficulties if he/she is not able to use written information to: • function in society • reach his/her own goals • develop his/her knowledge and possibilities ≠ illiteracy, analphabetism

7. What do you already know about literacy difficulties?

8. What do youthink? What is the percentage of words in a textyoushouldbeabletoread in order toactuallyunderstand the text? A. 60% B. 75% C. 90% D. 100%

9. 60% The - - is the - that provides - with - - and - - concerning a healthy, safe and - - - -. The - - promotes healthy and more - - nutrition intake by - - as well as - - to provide - - -.

10. 75% The - - is the - that provides consumers with scientifically - and independent information concerning a healthy, safe and - friendly - choice. The - - promotes healthy and more - friendly nutrition intake by individual consumers as well as - - to provide - food -.

11. 90% The nutrition centre is the - that provides consumers with scientifically verified and independent information concerning a healthy, safe and - friendly consumor choice. The nutrition centre - healthy and more - friedly nutrition intake by individual consumers as well as - companies to provide responsible food supplies.

12. 100% The nutrition centre is the authority that provides consumers with scientifically verified and independent information concerning a healthy, safe and environmentally friendly consumer choice. The nutrition centre promotes healthy and more environmentally friendly nutrition intake by individual consumers as well as stimulating companies to provide responsible food supplies.

13. What do low literate people struggle with?

14. Quiz: Factsandfigures

15. QUIZQuestion 1 How many 15-year-old in Europe lack the literacy skills requiredtosuccessfullyfunction in modern society? • 1 out of 20 • 1 out of 10 • 1 out of 5

16. QUIZAnswer 1 C. 1 out of 5

17. QUIZQuestion 2 How manyadults in Europe lack the literacy skills requiredtosuccessfullyfunction in modern society? • 1 out of 20 • 1 out of 10 • 1 out of 5

18. QUIZAnswer 2 C. 1 out of 5

19. Impact of literacydifficulties: • causesandconsequences

20. What are the causes?

21. Combination of causes • Home situation and social environment • Education • Individual factors “Use it or lose it”

22. What are the consequences? In general: • For the person itselfand his family • For society andeconomy

23. Health and social work • Higher risk of suffering from poor health • Higher risk of numerous illnesses, being hospitalized and depression • 1,5 to 2 times higher mortality risk • Less likely to participate in volunteer activities • Higher percentage of no-show and non-take up • Literacy is related to family income • Improving literacy reduces social inequality and improves the level of independence and contact with family members • Improving literacy improves self-reliance and social inclusion

24. Teachers and care takers • 17% of 15-year-olds have poor reading skills and cannot understand their textbooks well • 18% of nine-year-olds never or almost never read for fun outside school • Children with adults with poor literacy skills are more likely to struggle with literacy themselves • Children with adults with poor literacy skills are less likely to do well in school because of less support by their parents • Family literacy interventions have a strong impact on children’s literacy

25. Libraries • Families in which reading is valued as pleasurable is breeding ground for reading interest • Parents involvement in reading has positive effect on children • Low literacy is related to having fewer books in the home • Children with low skilled parents are more likely to struggle with literacy themselves and less like to do well in school • Family literacy interventions have a strong impact on children’s literacy

26. Employers • Poor literacy skills limit individual capabilities • Poor literacy skills reduces productivity • Poor literacy skills hinders innovation • Extra costs due to higher absenteeism and unnecessary mistakes and reading safety instructions • Number of low skilled jobs will decrease by 30% in 2020

27. Job centers • Higher likelihood of being in insecure, irregular employment • Higher risk of being unemployed • Higher risk of being on social benefits • Unemployedadultstendtolosetheir basic skills gradually • 25% of long-term unemployed people have poor literacy skills • Number of low skilled jobs will decrease by 30% in 2020

28. Session II: Action