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1. how an economic recession may aggravate the problems caused by low levels of literacy
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A. For young people, inadequate literacy skills can affect their transition from school to work; for older people lack of literacy skills can reduce their employment options as well as reducing their effectiveness or ability in the workplace. B. It is not unusual for males in rural areas to have left school early, or to have left with inadequate literacy skills, and then to move onto farms. This can be due to a number of causes, among which are family pressure or desire to follow the father into the family business, learning difficulties or unhappiness at school. C. There are numerous areas where literacy skills are required in farming, such as reading directions for often dangerous sprays, the mixing of animal feed, the mixing of fuel for machinery, care of machinery, care of animals, and understanding letters from government authorities. D. It is suggested that in times of hardship in farming areas, inadequate literacy skills add to the normal stresses. Farmers and others with inadequate literacy skills affected by a rural down-turn have fewer alternatives for employment. E. People are reluctant to admit their literacy problems. While this is generally the case in both city and country locations, cities at least do offer some anonymity for people who make the decision to start a literacy class.
2. measures which individuals may take to hide the fact that they have poor literacy skills
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A. For young people, inadequate literacy skills can affect their transition from school to work; for older people lack of literacy skills can reduce their employment options as well as reducing their effectiveness or ability in the workplace. B. It is not unusual for males in rural areas to have left school early, or to have left with inadequate literacy skills, and then to move onto farms. This can be due to a number of causes, among which are family pressure or desire to follow the father into the family business, learning difficulties or unhappiness at school. C. There are numerous areas where literacy skills are required in farming, such as reading directions for often dangerous sprays, the mixing of animal feed, the mixing of fuel for machinery, care of machinery, care of animals, and understanding letters from government authorities. D. It is suggested that in times of hardship in farming areas, inadequate literacy skills add to the normal stresses. Farmers and others with inadequate literacy skills affected by a rural down-turn have fewer alternatives for employment. E. People are reluctant to admit their literacy problems. While this is generally the case in both city and country locations, cities at least do offer some anonymity for people who make the decision to start a literacy class.
3. examples of things that rural workers may need to read
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A. For young people, inadequate literacy skills can affect their transition from school to work; for older people lack of literacy skills can reduce their employment options as well as reducing their effectiveness or ability in the workplace. B. It is not unusual for males in rural areas to have left school early, or to have left with inadequate literacy skills, and then to move onto farms. This can be due to a number of causes, among which are family pressure or desire to follow the father into the family business, learning difficulties or unhappiness at school. C. There are numerous areas where literacy skills are required in farming, such as reading directions for often dangerous sprays, the mixing of animal feed, the mixing of fuel for machinery, care of machinery, care of animals, and understanding letters from government authorities. D. It is suggested that in times of hardship in farming areas, inadequate literacy skills add to the normal stresses. Farmers and others with inadequate literacy skills affected by a rural down-turn have fewer alternatives for employment. E. People are reluctant to admit their literacy problems. While this is generally the case in both city and country locations, cities at least do offer some anonymity for people who make the decision to start a literacy class.
4. the ways literacy problems can affect people over the course of their working life
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A. For young people, inadequate literacy skills can affect their transition from school to work; for older people lack of literacy skills can reduce their employment options as well as reducing their effectiveness or ability in the workplace. B. It is not unusual for males in rural areas to have left school early, or to have left with inadequate literacy skills, and then to move onto farms. This can be due to a number of causes, among which are family pressure or desire to follow the father into the family business, learning difficulties or unhappiness at school. C. There are numerous areas where literacy skills are required in farming, such as reading directions for often dangerous sprays, the mixing of animal feed, the mixing of fuel for machinery, care of machinery, care of animals, and understanding letters from government authorities. D. It is suggested that in times of hardship in farming areas, inadequate literacy skills add to the normal stresses. Farmers and others with inadequate literacy skills affected by a rural down-turn have fewer alternatives for employment. E. People are reluctant to admit their literacy problems. While this is generally the case in both city and country locations, cities at least do offer some anonymity for people who make the decision to start a literacy class.
5. a reference to youngsters encouraging each other to leave school early
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A. For young people, inadequate literacy skills can affect their transition from school to work; for older people lack of literacy skills can reduce their employment options as well as reducing their effectiveness or ability in the workplace. B. It is not unusual for males in rural areas to have left school early, or to have left with inadequate literacy skills, and then to move onto farms. This can be due to a number of causes, among which are family pressure or desire to follow the father into the family business, learning difficulties or unhappiness at school. C. There are numerous areas where literacy skills are required in farming, such as reading directions for often dangerous sprays, the mixing of animal feed, the mixing of fuel for machinery, care of machinery, care of animals, and understanding letters from government authorities. D. It is suggested that in times of hardship in farming areas, inadequate literacy skills add to the normal stresses. Farmers and others with inadequate literacy skills affected by a rural down-turn have fewer alternatives for employment. E. People are reluctant to admit their literacy problems. While this is generally the case in both city and country locations, cities at least do offer some anonymity for people who make the decision to start a literacy class.
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