Public Service Announcements

 

Maryland's Literacy Works Awareness Campaign Committee has created four 30-second public service announcements and one 2.5 minute informational video. All five are available on one video tape. Copies may be requested from the Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center (see below).

"Learning Is Your Future"
Audience: Families
 photograph of grandfather reading to grandson
 photograph of boy with his father who is wearing a graduation cap and gown
 photograph of husband and wife working side by side at computers


The benefits of literacy for everyone in the family become clear as learners relate how they are learning both for and with their families. View this Family Literacy PSA on the web.

"CHANGE"
Audience: Employers and Employees
photograph of coins falling out of a man's pant leg as he walks
Both "Change" and the two and a half minute video, "Who Benefits," provide a powerful perspective on the benefits of workforce literacy.

"NO MORE LANGUAGE BARRIERS"
Audience: Foreign-Born Adults
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"BETTER LIFE"
Audience: Prospective Adult Learners
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VHS copies of these video resources (produced by Colorcast Productions) are available for use by providers. For more information, or to order a copy, contact The Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center at
1-888-GoGEDGo/ (1-888-464-3346) or ira@umbc.edu

Maryland Literacy Works Campaign Committee and the Maryland State Department of Education
 

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