By Catherine M. Welch
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Wilmington, NC – Nearly half of adults living in the Cape Fear region cannot read at the high school level, and many of them are reading below the 5th grade level.
The Cape Fear Literacy Council works with these adults, teaching them to read and write.
WHQR's Catherine Welch talked with The Cape Fear Literacy Council Director Linda Patton about literacy in our area.