The First Turcological Congress convened in Baku in 1926 (with representatives from both the new Turkic Soviet Socialist Republics and Turkey).2 Representatives overwhelmingly agreed to adopt modified Latin scripts for Turkic languages, seeking increased literacy and a separation from the associations of Arabic script with the Muslim religion (thus satisfying Soviet authorities).
Ladies of substance join Montblanc and UNICEF to promote literacy KUALA LUMPUR, 21 August 2009 – The excitement was palpable at the recent launch of UNICEF and Montblanc Malaysia's 'Signature for Good' campaign aimed at promoting increased literacy amongst vulnerable children in Malaysia and all around the world.
Building sanitary latrines allows girls to go to school when they have their periods, without worrying about hygiene issues and continue to increase literacy rates for young females in developing countries.
He said he would create programs to increase literacy, including training for teachers, the placement of a literacy specialist in every school and the creation of a New York literacy corps in which adult volunteers would acts as reading mentors for elementary school students.
He is also an advocate for increased computer literacy in schools, supporting the non-profit code.org.org
In this context, the creation of inclusion strategies becomes essential for increasing digital literacy and citizens' capacity to participate in different areas using advanced services like Interactive Television (iTV).
Today, more than ever, science education is essential for increasing our science literacy and cultivating the next generation of scientists.
Although there is clearly a role for increasing knowledge and health literacy about interventions for mental health, another role of community engagement would be to help community members judge that the expected benefits of treatment outweigh potential material and immaterial costs of accessing services [ 20], and thus potentially enhancing judgments of their 'candidacy' for intervention.
Further, we incorporated visuals, graphs and charts, all of which have been suggested as methods for increasing comprehension among low-literacy groups [ 31].
Thus, efforts to enhance science literacy are promising for increasing the number of STEMM workers across skill levels.
