According to a Google statement, the company views literacy as a problem that touches all countries and populations. "There's a pressing need to share ideas, successful projects, information, and statistics about literacy -- as well as find new ways to collaborate," their statement said. "Google believes that the Internet can be a powerful tool in connecting the organizations leading this fight. The more people that have access to reading tools, project ideas, and resources, the further we will go in combating this problem."
From Bollywood-inspired e-learning tools and book clubs, to classic children's books and scholarly articles about phonological awareness -- users can find books, videos, articles, blogs, and groups about literacy, as well as share all of their own ideas and projects.
Some of the resources available on the site include:
-- Books: find and search within books about literacy, reading promotion, and education.
-- Academic Texts: search for literacy-related content in peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
-- Video: See what literacy organizations, schools, and educators around the world are doing to promote literacy -- or share your own project with the world.
-- Blogs: Share your knowledge and ideas about literacy with the world by creating a "blog" -- short articles and stories that you write for others to read.
-- Groups: Discover forums on literacy projects and ideas or start your own debate.
-- Maps: From Kenya to Bangladesh, Canada to Mexico. Find literacy organizations around the world.
The Literacy Project is found at http://www.google.com/literacy/.
