The author focuses on literacy among students--those still in school or recently graduated. She discusses literacy trends among elementary, high school, and college students; uses of literacy trends; results of a 1980 National Assessment of Educational Progress study; developmental changes in individuals; and reading disability, dyslexia, and…

An advisory group in Princeton, New Jersey, has set functional literacy goals for students to learn to think, communicate, cooperate, and make reasoned and well-informed decisions. The goals are made up of four main components: information, skills, appreciation, and attitudes. (MLF)

Reviews research on the average reading level in the United States, on how well the average American needs to read, and on what the average American can and does read. (MKM)

Examines the question of illiteracy in the Caribbean relative to international trends in adult education. Identifies Jamaica's JAMAL literacy program and Grenada's Centre for Popular Education as the dominant influences on the development of adult education programs. Views strategic planning, as found in these programs, as a necessity for success.…