|Nevada Literacy Resource Sites - 2003 National Assessment of
Adult Literacy| The web site is a pdf. file of the actual 2003
publication, with all charts, data and contact information. In
1992, the National Center for Educational Statistics' National
Institute for Literacy conducted the National Assessment of
Adult Literacy (NAAL) to determine the state of literacy in the
nation. That survey was part of the 1998 "State of Literacy in
America Report." In 2003, the NAAL again conducted the national
survey and titled it "Literacy in Everyday Life -- Results From
the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy." The survey was
based on an assessment instrument responded to by approximately
19,000 adults. It defined literacy and presented survey results
at the national level, though not aggregated by state. The 2003
report also includes longitudinal analyses comparing the 2003
version to the earlier comprehensive report. The NAAL provides a
workable definition of "Literacy." This is an excellent, valid,
and reliabl