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Type Writing
Title S-U-N-S-E-T, C-O-B-W-E-B: Retired Trucker
Year 2007
In Maine, nearly one out of every six adults function at the lowest level of literacy. Kate Van Ploeg speaks to Skip Larrabee, a retired truck driver, who is currently learning to read, and discusses how he has coped with illiteracy.
Type published content
Title Portraits: Coping With Illiteracy
Year 1988
Called names when they were young, Lauretta Elie and Emily Kinney were picked on for not being able to read. Melissa Buxton profiles how Elie and Kinney live and deal with being illiterate.
Type Photography
Title Portraits: Coping With Illiteracy Photographs
Year 1987
Called names when they were young, Lauretta Elie and Emily Kinney were picked on for not being able to read. Claire Sullivan and Melissa Buxton profile how Elie and Kinney live and deal with being illiterate.
Type Magazine
Title Salt Magazine IX: Number 34, December 1988
Year Dec 1988
The December 1988 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on rural life, illiteracy, and poverty.
Type Multimedia
Title New Words
Year 2015
As adults, two functionally illiterate individuals started tutoring sessions to improve their reading and writing skills. Daniel Rosinsky-Larsson documents how Brandi and Bruce took steps to become better readers.