Bob Cleckler

Widespread English Illiteracy: Its Seriousness, Shocking Extent, Cause, and Proven Solution

Time required to carefully read all of this article at a normal reading rate: less than 20 min. Can you spare 19 min. for something really important to you and our nation (even if you don't know that yet)? Janitors have been fired because they cannot read an after-hours note from their boss with special clean-up instructions. Families have been evicted... (posted by Bob 1 year 134 days ago.)

Do Celebrities REALLY Want to Help END Poverty?

We often see articles in newspapers or magazines about the shocking extent of poverty in America or some other English-speaking nation. But how often do the articles examine the cause of the poverty? I cannot remember ever seeing such an article. Many persons of influence -- celebrities, educators, and politicians -- bemoan the extent of poverty. Many of them want to help. Some of them actually do help, but... (posted by Bob 2 years 92 days ago.)

Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: Seven Vital Questions

Unless you have read Jonathan Kozol's 1985 book, Illiterate America or you have carefully analyzed the 1993 report titled "Adult Literacy in America," you undoubtedly do not realize the seriousness of the problem. The "Adult Literacy in America" study was the most comprehensive, statistically accurate study of U.S. adult illiteracy ever commissioned by the U.S. government. It was a... (posted by Bob 2 years 122 days ago.)

Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: How to End It Now

At long last, Tom and Amy moved into their own apartment. They previously lived in a homeless shelter which consisted of cots in a large open room. Their three-year-old son could find no place to play and was considered a nuisance by the others at the shelter. Their new apartment was the only low-rent apartment in the area and was barely within their ability to pay because of Tom's low-wage... (posted by Bob 2 years 122 days ago.)