Kohl's work focuses on early childhood education, with a current emphasis on literacy efforts for low-income urban families.

It supports literacy efforts in American cities and Third World countries, and its methodology is sometimes included in management training programs.

Each year, the Sorority targets a particular population, defined by age, need, or location in which to focus its literacy efforts.

"We will undertake the most significant literacy effort undertaken by the state of New Jersey."

While Mr. McGreevey acknowledged the tight budget situation, he insisted that his literacy efforts would be a top priority.

Coca-Cola has also pledged $18 million to literacy efforts.

For years Mrs. Bush has worked on literacy efforts, in part because her son Neil has dyslexia, a reading disorder.

She would rather see that kind of money go to support literacy efforts and turn people into critical readers.

Another successful literacy effort is the BoulderReads!

The religious work altered the culture while the literacy efforts preserved native history and language.