Adult literacy helpline gets 700 calls in two weeks

THERE have been fresh calls for a new adult literacy strategy after it emerged that 700 people contacted the National Adult Literacy Agency in the past two weeks alone.

The flood of calls came after the screening of advertisements on television from January 1 by NALA.

According to spokeswoman Clare McNally, since An Post developed and sponsored this advertising campaign more than two years ago encouraging adults to improve their literacy, NALA has recorded more than 11,000 calls to its freephone support line.