News tagged with literacy levels
Low Literacy Can Lead to Food 'Portion Distortion'
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests people with lower literacy ...
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Study: Parents' education affects kids
Jan 29, 2007 |
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A Canadian study finds children of parents who have not completed high school are more likely to struggle with reading and writing.
Staying sharp: New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active ...
She's going back to school but can she read?
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school.
Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...
What about the boys?
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Both boys and girls have issues, but boys seem to be the ones getting the raw deal. According to Judith Kleinfeld, professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the US, issues affecting boys are more serious ...
Immigrant children from poor countries academically outperform those from developed countries
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Immigrants who seek a better life in Western countries may not be able to escape the influence of their home country when it comes to their children's academic performance, according to findings from the October issue of ...
Deforestation causes 'boom-and-bust' development in the Amazon
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study, by an intern ...
From slam poetry to plain language for health care
Jul 08, 2009 |
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The doctor's mouth opens, and "medicalese" pours forth: words like "pyrosis" and "myocardial infarction." The patient's eyes glaze over. If only the doctor said "heartburn" or "heart attack," the patient could learn what ...
Study reveals recurrent middle ear infections can have a major impact on children's development
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Study author, Dr Heather Winskel, from the University's School of Psychology, says middle ear infection or otitis media (OM) is the most common childhood illness.
Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University ...
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