Low health literacy (HL) and language negatively affect cancer screening and prevention behaviors; less is known about how they affect the patient’s experience during cancer treatment. This study ...

Third-grade teacher Audra Lessard coaches her students on words starting with "br" as part of a phonics lesson at the Sumner G. Whittier School in Everett. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Third graders at Sumner ...

ROCHESTER — With a new school year just around the corner, Rochester Public Schools is working to bolster its students’ reading skills. On Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Rochester School Board reviewed the ...

In 2014, the California State Board of Education adopted the evidence-based and standards-driven English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework (ELA/ELD Framework) — nonbinding guidance ...

This study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with ...

In a small room at the Rafael Hernández Dual Language K-8 School, Maddie Smith carefully enunciated the sound of every letter in “shut,” guiding a young student who stumbled over the word during a ...

Language and literacy are intimately related. Language skills include listening, speaking, taking turns when engaging in conversation, communicating needs, describing things, having meaningful ...

We believe that strong literacy skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—are necessities for all people and that all people can learn literacy skills. Thus, we choose to adopt a structured and ...