Most people who publish a book have been writing for years and, at the very least, have been lifelong readers. That wasn’t the case for Oliver James. The first-time author just released his first book ...

Functional literacy describes the skills needed for everyday life in our complex society. Improving it for adults may be ...

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life—supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness ...

Just five years ago, Oliver James couldn’t read. This week, he became a published author. For 32 years of his life, the personal trainer was functionally illiterate. He was branded a troublemaker in ...

More people in Bolton are learning to read thanks to Read Easy, a national charity supporting adults with literacy ...