Learning Resources Required Resources Note: Be sure to complete this module's Discussion before reviewing the Learning Resources. Benefits of Literacy Online Video: Literacy Empowers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfQEC029caw Online Excerpt: Education for All - Global Monitoring Report 2006: Chapter 5, Why Literacy Matters http://www.unesco.org/education/GMR2006/full/chapt5_eng.pdf Facts and Figures Web Site: List of Countries by Literacy Rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate Web Site: Literacy Statistics http://www.jcrcboston.org/focus/justice/gbjcl/ Supporting Literacy Web Article: "Facing the Ogres of Progress" by Tom Peterson http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/heifer/worldark_20080910/index.php?startid=1 Web Article: "America Needs a Literacy Corps" by Warren E. Burger and Edward M. Kennedy http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/02/opinion/america-needs-a-literacy-corps.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt Note: Although this article was written more than 20 years ago, consider its relevancy to society today. Web Article: "Venezuela: Illiteracy Free Territory" by Sarah Wagner http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/1079 Optional Resources Web Site: Literacy in the United States http://www.policyalmanac.org/education/archive/literacy.shtml Web Site: Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) http://lincs.ed.gov/ Web Site: Ten Tips for Literacy Advocacy http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Ten_Tips_for_Literacy_Advocacy .