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How to teach fully illiterate adults to read. [PDF]

, 2019
About 750 million adults (15%) worldwide lack any literacy skills, most because they lack adequate learning opportunities (UNESCO, 2016). In this chapter, we discuss how to teach to read to such people.
Armbruster B., Cawthera A., Deauvieau J., Denny J. P., Exner S., Gudschinsky S. C., Kolinsky R., Lind A., Maurer U., Morais J., Morais J., Nakamura M., National Reading Panel, Observatoire National De la Lecture, Olson D., Shibatani M., Snow C. E., United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization   +19 more
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Outcomes from a Novel Approach to Studying Consumer Genetic Testing for Germline Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing availability of consumer genetic testing for serious disease risks, outcomes data remain limited for individuals undergoing testing for high‐ and moderate‐penetrance genes. To address this gap, we evaluated the feasibility of the Consumer Genetic Testing Outcomes Evaluation Paradigm (CGT‐OEP), a novel approach for studying ...
Madison K. Kilbride, Daniel Chavez‐Yenter, Bob Wong, J. Scott Roberts, Jacqueline Park, Jason Iuliano, Angela R. Bradbury   +6 more
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The Family Literacy Project: Sharing the pleasure of early literacy

Reading & Writing, 2010
The Family Literacy Project works with women in rural Kwa-Zulu-Natal to help them improve their levels of literacy and provides encouragement as they support the literacy development of their children.
Snoeks Desmond
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The association of health literacy with adherence in older 2 adults, and its role in interventions: a systematic meta-review [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Low health literacy is a common problem among older adults. It is often suggested to be associated with poor adherence. This suggested association implies a need for effective adherence interventions in low health literate people.
A Jovic-Vranes, A Schoenthaler, A Wallace, AJ Wawrzyniak, AK Hall, Andrea F. de Winter, AS Wallace, B Geboers, B Kwan, Bas Geboers, BJ Shea, C Protogerou, C Wagner von, C Wagner von, Carel J. M. Jansen, Charlotte Salter, CT Schaefer, CV Weekes, D Nutbeam, D Schillinger, D Schillinger, DL Keller, DM Carpenter, DW Baker, DW Baker, E Dusseldorp, E Sabate, EE Scoyoc Van, ET Carbone, F Al Sayah, G Zandman-Goddard, GP Stoehr, J Chin, J Jin, J Tang, Julii S. Brainard, K Cavanaugh, K Mattishent, KM Cordasco, KW Muir, L Lewis, LA Becker, LA Lindquist, M Corry, M Paasche-Orlow, MD Murray, MJ Cohen, MP Fransen, MS Wolf, N Ratanawongsa, ND Berkman, ND Berkman, NJ Zhang, P Sarrami-Foroushani, PA Newman-Casey, PG Witte, PS Foroushani, R Mõttus, R Ostini, RL Sudore, S Ashida, S Kim, SA Reijneveld, SH Kim, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, SL Gray, SL Sheridan, T Daniels, TC Davis, TL Scott, TW Lee, V Smith, WF Gellad, YK Loke, Yoon K. Loke   +74 more
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Speech and Language Disorders Associated With 7q31 Deletions Implicating FOXP2

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some 7q31 deletions encompass FOXP2, a gene long associated with speech and language disorders. Intragenic pathogenic FOXP2 variants cause FOXP2‐related speech and language disorder, which has been well characterized in the literature. Conversely, the phenotype associated with 7q31 deletions is neglected.
Lottie D. Morison, Ruth Braden, David J. Amor, Angela T. Morgan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Literacy/Literacies

, 2020
Book chapter This is an accepted manuscript of a book chapter that was published as: Wager, A.C. & Enriquez, G. (2020). Literacy/Literacies. In D.T. Cook (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of children and childhood studies (pp. 1065-1068). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714388 Sage's copyright and use permissions can be reviewed at: https://us.sagepub ...
Wager, Amanda C., Enriquez, Grace
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Equitable Collaboration Between LMIC and HIC Researchers, Part I: A Preliminary Framework for Capacity Building in Psychiatric Genetics Research

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International collaborations between high‐income countries (HICs) and low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) have become increasingly essential in advancing global health, particularly within psychiatric research. These partnerships not only accelerate scientific discovery and enhance public health, but they also bring to light significant ...
Brenda Cabrera‐Mendoza, Margit Burmeister, Marcella Rietschel, David Crepaz‐Keay, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Soraya Seedat, Victoria Marshe, Sian Hemmings, Roseann Peterson, Ruchika Kaushik, Biju Viswanath, Reeteka Sud, Partha Haldar, Mandy Johnstone, Anish V. Cherian, Todd Lencz, Janneke Zinkstok, Renato Polimanti, Daniel J. Mueller, Gabriel Lázaro‐Muñoz, Chunyu Liu, Nurnberger John I, Humberto Nicolini, Consuelo Walss‐Bass, Marcos Santoro, Sujata Satapathy, Chittaranjan Behera, Anna R. Docherty   +27 more
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Baby Boomer Retirement Security: The Roles of Planning, Financial Literacy, and Housing Wealth

, 2006
We compare wealth holdings across two cohorts of the Health and Retirement Study: the early Baby Boomers in 2004, and individuals in the same age group in 1992.
A. Lusardi, O. Mitchell
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International approaches to literacy for gender empowerment : a review of the literature and analysis in relation to Timor-Leste : a research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development, Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2012
After 400 years of colonial rule and illegal occupation Timor-Leste gained independence (World Bank, 2004). However, in the wake of this, as they sought to rebuild the country, the newly founded government was faced with numerous development challenges ...
Martins, Sandra Gusmao
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Raising post‐secondary education participation of young people transitioning from care: The effects of extended legislative support

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Out‐of‐home care is associated with a range of negative social outcomes for the young people who experience it. The most promising path to improved life chances for care‐experienced young people is arguably through education, especially post‐secondary education.
Naomi Tootell, Andrew Harvey
wiley   +1 more source