“Even when my husband and I started dating, I had so much fear because I didn’t want him to know that I can’t read at a high level. It was a really long secret.” – Reading to New Heights Learner.
Like our learners, co-founder of Reading to New Heights, Deidra Mayberry, has had direct experience with literacy shame in relationships. Watch the video below as we continue to explore literacy shame during National Literacy Month.
If you or someone you know may be battling with literacy, please send this blog to them so they know they are not alone, and we are here to help.