Monday, May 2, 2011

Teach the World to Read Conference - Detroit, MI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Teach the World to Read Initiative Launched at FutureMidwest Conference

Detroit, MI – April 29, 2011 – FutureMidwest, now in its third year as the premiere conference highlighting the growth of a new digital Detroit, was the gathering place and launching pad for an ambitious new literacy project.  Based on techniques derived from the latest neuroscience findings, Teach the World to Read grew out of a small reading clinic in Flushing, MI and now has the potential to help bring about universal literacy.

Conference keynote speaker and Quicken Loans CEO Dan Gilbert encouraged the crowd to think like entrepreneurs and to help revitalize America’s core cities. By attacking the growing literacy crisis in public schools throughout the country with quick and effective evidence-based technologies, Teach the World to Read will play an important role in the turn-around by helping Every Child master the single most important skill for citizens of the 21st century.

Literacy is foundational. Without it, learning about everything else is much harder. It is also a complex skill which is very difficult for as much as 25% - 30% of the population. One of those difficult learners was John Corcoran – “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read” – a nationally-known literacy advocate who has shared his story on Oprah, in his books, and to audiences all over America. According to Corcoran:

“The puzzle is solved. Learning to read is the only cure for all of the problems illiteracy
causes for children and adults, and society as whole. Now, because of EBLI
(Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction), the cure is easily available for anyone who wants it.
Our job is to make sure they know about it and help them along the way.”

The EBLI technology is based on a decade of research on human cognition and has already demonstrated dramatic literacy increases across all ages with tens of thousands of students and over 1000 trained teachers. EBLI founder Nora Chahbazi inspired conference attendees:
“We are now able to help every student reach their highest potential in learning to read,
and we can do it rapidly. The use of new technology to expand the reach of EBLI is the
next step on the path to accomplishing our mission – Teach the World to Read.

To learn more about Teach the World to Read, contact the Ounce of Prevention Reading Center by email: info@ebli.org, or by phone: 810.732.4810

http://uofthenet.org/alliant/EBLI/ttwtr-pressrelease.html

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