BALTIMORE (CNN) --Parents have long debated the impact of video games on children's minds. Now, a new survey suggests that playing may actually improve their literacy, communication skills and overall ...

Health literacy—the degree to which individuals can access, comprehend, and use information to make health care decisions—is a critical skill that enables people to engage in healthy behaviors to ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

An introduction to research, writing, and rhetorical practices employed in academic and professional contexts. The course examines the operation of genres, the audiences they address, and the purposes ...

Author and educator Robert J. Smith, MFA, and Ron Wallace, former President of UPS International, have announced a ...

Holistic learning through courses in diversity, writing, math and sciences prepare you for a world in which these skills are the foundation for success, wherever life takes you. The first course ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that the MAXIMUS Center for Health Literacy will host its sixth communication ...

Sue Ellen Christian works with interns and Kalamazoo Valley Museum staff on her exhibit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new exhibit at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum puts perceptions of the media in the limelight.

How the early learning goals for Communication, Language and Literacy should be revised. By Professors Chris Pascal and Tony Bertram, and Kathryn Peckham The early learning goals (ELGs) are being ...

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