Literature

Literacy Mid-South Festival book sale spreads the word

Literacy Mid-South Festival book sale spreads the word

By Sallie Johnson Twenty-six percent of adults in Memphis lack basic prose literacy skills, meaning they read below the third grade level. They are unable to understand a note from a teacher, read the instructions on a medicine bottle, or gain employment, and they generally live in poverty. Illiteracy is generational, and it is a [...]