|
||||||||||||||
Expert Network : Home Safety Literacy
|
||||||||||||||
|
HOME SAFETY LITERACY PROJECT
Home Safety Literacy Project Implemented in Three High-Risk States With support from a 2006 Fire Prevention and Safety grant, HSC is introducing a program to pilot test in-state educational workshops to expand the Home Safety Literacy Project in three states that have exceptionally high fire-death rates: Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee. Learn about the in-state training What is the Home Safety Literacy Project? The Home Safety Literacy Project provides an effective, low-cost, highly illustrated alternative to text-heavy public safety handouts. Easy-to-read home safety education materials are needed in every community. More than 93 million adults in the U.S. have low reading ability, a serious barrier to learning necessary home fire safety skills and to understanding and applying key fire protection and disaster preparedness measures in the home.
Learn about low literacy and public safety Read the Chief’s Corner Blog about the Project, written by USFA Acting Assistant Administrator Charlie Dickinson About Adult Literacy Read the National Center for Education Statistics 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). Read the ProLiteracy Worldwide 2005 national report on adult literacy. Free Materials for Your Community The project materials are designed for adults who read at lower levels and who are learning to speak English. They include highly illustrated fire safety and disaster preparedness teaching tools.
Online: The Project materials are available online, at no charge. In Print: Members of the Home Safety Council Expert Network will automatically receive the new Home Safety Literacy Project materials kit, at no charge. Not yet a member? Sign up today. Additional Free Resources: Easy-To-Read Materials The Home Safety Council’s online Resource Center provides highly illustrated, easy-to-read home safety and disaster preparedness teaching tools. Spanish Language Materials The Home Safety Council’s online Resource Center provides many downloadable materials in Spanish. Audio-Video and Printed Materials Members of the Expert Network may request free home injury prevention educational materials to support community safety outreach, including the award-winning DVD produced in English and Spanish: A Burning Issue: Is Your Family Safe? Request your free materials. Easy-to-Read Home Safety Handouts Download home safety articles prepared in partnership with the ProLiteracy Worldwide newsletter News for You, and written at reading levels 4-6. Original Project Pilot Test and Evaluation
Pilot Sites |
||||||||||||||
|
