成人快播

The聽United Nations named October 11聽. A day聽dedicated to聽highlighting the many successes and challenges that girls around the world experience every day.

Learning to read and write聽is a transformative聽experience聽for girls around the world鈥攅nabling them to unlock untapped opportunities. Literacy is an essential skill that builds confidence and self-esteem to empower girls of all ages. However, not all children have access to the critical literacy support needed to succeed in school and beyond.

Globally, girls face a greater risk of illiteracy than their male peers. Approximately 496 million adult women around the world cannot read and write. This is聽a staggering number that represents about two-thirds of all illiterate adults in the world, according to the . This fact is deeply troubling considering that female literacy has benefits that can affect future generations鈥攆rom reducing infant mortality to increasing women鈥檚 agency, leadership skills, and civic engagement ().

Reading did not come easy for me

As a young girl reading did not come easily for me. I was in first grade when the students in my class were put into peer groups based on their literacy skills. I was a reluctant member of the 鈥淭igers鈥�, a group targeted towards beginning readers. But, I had my eyes set on making it to the 鈥淒inosaurs鈥�, the most advanced reading group. I remember being very curious about the books that the Dinosaurs were reading.

My teacher patiently assured my mom that one day, the light would switch on, and the skills I needed to read would appear. She was right, but this was due to my mom鈥檚 extra effort in reading stories with me, my teacher鈥檚 understanding of differentiated learning, and a willingness of both of them to invest in my education and in me.

I mattered. I was capable. I could do this.

Years later, I realized that having this kind of early educational support system set me up for success (and a promotion to the Dinosaurs). Yet,聽 isn’t聽guaranteed for everyone.

成人快播 strives every day to remove barriers to students鈥� success so that gender, race, or socioeconomic status do not limit access to opportunities. Among our many innovative initiatives, is our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We make sure that students have access to diverse books in our Read-Aloud Library聽which enables students to think critically about gender equality and other themes聽relating to their experiences.

Volunteers have an important role to play

Volunteers who provide literacy tutoring to 成人快播 students receive聽regular聽coaching and training. These opportunities help educate adults about effective strategies to proved聽feedback that is affirming and empowering.

This fall, 成人快播 has added an all-girls public school into the mix of 19 school partnerships in Washington DC.聽Through this unique partnership, girls will be paired with volunteer tutors for ongoing literacy support. Students will have a new opportunity to grow their confidence as they strengthen their reading skills.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai once said,

I raise up my voice鈥攏ot so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

Every child has a voice.聽It’s up to us to listen, encourage, and uplift these voices to be heard and strengthened. To all of the girls and their allies out there, we honor and celebrate you today and every day!