A poignant study of adult illiteracy and its effect on the lives of one in ten adults in our community. The Department of Further Education is working on a new program that may provide an answer in the field of reading education. The aim of the film is to remove some of the shame illiterate people in the community feel, and to convince them they should do something about it.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012849
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literacy
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Aids and devices
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)