Australia’s Adult Literacy Crisis

Australia’s Adult Literacy Crisis

Adult Learning Australia’s Quest magazine has published a great story, drawing together all the challenges and shortfalls crippling adult literacy in Australia at the moment.Picture of Ian Roberts

Rugby league star turned actor Ian Roberts recently hit the news when he confessed he had only properly learned to read at the age of 36. Roberts, the first openly gay player in the league, said coming out as gay was a breeze in comparison to publicly admitting how much difficulty he had with reading and writing

https://ala.asn.au/stories/australias-adult-literacy-crisis/