Youth Readers Software Now Available

BREA, Calif., Jun 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Youth Readers, LLC, announces the availability of an online program that helps students become better readers. Many teachers are concerned about the number of students who struggle with reading. Studies indicate that when students get off to a poor start in reading, they rarely catch up. Struggling readers encounter negative consequences and a lack of motivation.

Designed to empower struggling readers in middle school, high school, and adult education, Youth Readers LLC uses patent-pending technology to help students better understand and take ownership of the reading process. Unlike existing reading software programs that say they are high interest, Youth Readers software uses popular-culture magazine style passages selected by students for students to ensure grade appropriate high interest!

Through its quick based analytics system, Youth Readers software provides both the student and teacher with immediate feedback in areas of success and keys-in on where students are struggling. Teachers will know the student's area of struggle and can reteach and/or differentiate instruction for that student. "Youth Readers software provides a life-changing experience for students and adults who struggle with reading," said Thomas McMullen M. Ed., Founder and CEO of Youth Readers software. "With Youth Readers software, people with reading difficulties will, for the first time, be able to independently read text with unprecedented accuracy for school, business, and in their personal lives. In order to reach the needs of our young learners we must engage our student populations with relevant materials."

The Youth Readers Portal currently enables users to select a music video, choose a skin for their dashboard, read and take a 30 question quiz on vocabulary, word selection, multiple choice, analysis, and conclusions. Also the district or school site administrators can add their own custom articles and quizzes, which will enable students to select district prescribed articles that can be used as pre and post assessments, and for independent district wide instruction. Youth Readers software is an online program that works with any browser thus requires an internet connection.

To use the Youth Readers Software, visit www.youthreaders.com .

Founded in 2010, Youth Readers LLC is a global company offering its support in various languages servicing students around the world.

SOURCE: Youth Readers, LLC

Unemployment Higher In India For Those With Higher Qualification 

 NEW DELHI – The unemployment rate in India was 3.8 percent last year, suggests data released recently by the Labour Bureau. The report revealed that unemployment rises with education level to 10 percent among graduates, and still higher for backward castes. According to the ‘Employment and Unemployment Survey 2012′, India’s official unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, with rural areas having an unemployment rate of 3.4 percent and urban areas having an unemployment rate of 5 percent. It was noted that unemployment is higher among women than among men; 6.9 percent for women as against 2.9 percent for men. Using the labour bureau numbers it was seen that unemployment rises steadily with education level. While unemployment among the illiterate was noted to be 1.2 percent, unemployment among graduates was 9.4 percent and among post-graduates it was 10 percent. In the United States and United Kingdom, where recession has led to poor job growth, the unemployment rate for graduates is at a record high, but it is still under 5 percent, in comparison. For urban India, graduate unemployment was noted to be 8.2 percent while unemployment among post-graduates was at 7.7 percent. Santosh Mehrotra, economist and director-general of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, an autonomous institution under the Planning Commission said these findings are consistent with those of the National Sample Survey 2009-10 which show that the higher the level of education, the higher the open unemployment. He was quoted telling TOI “The illiterate are the poorest and the poorest simply cannot afford to be unemployed, so they do some work, even if they are under-employed.” He added that “As a result, in poor economies like ours, you see very little open unemployment.”
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