I am thankful for literacy
holiday October 12th. 2009, 6:40am
Image by Mike Sansone
Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada.
I am thankful for many things: friends, family, food and shelter, (relative) peace and security, and gainful employment, among other things.
This year I want to point attention to towards another thing that I’m very grateful for: literacy. I’m extremely grateful that I can read and write fluently. I’m enormously grateful that I can read and write at all. Literacy is a critical skill in today’s service and knowledge based industries. It’s the key skill we all need for learning in the age of the computer and the Web.
It’s kind of crucial for blogging, too. :)
Can anyone recommend any literacy organizations out there that help kids and adults learn how to read? I’ve heard of Room To Read, but I don’t know of any others.
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