is not always so simple. One of the major causes of illiteracy that we will find is "education, or .
lack thereof followed closely by family and, of course environment". Harman (as sited in Money .
Not the Solution to Illiteracy). .
Schools and education in general in America have almost always been blamed for .
societies ills. As far as illiteracy is concerned, the public school system can share some of the .
blame. Children who are not taught adequate reading skills become functional illiterate adults. .
The education system has taken the attitude of "passing up" low performing students in schools .
because they believe it is too hard on the kids if they are held back a grade. Instead of letting .
students "slide" we need to expect more from them and help them to meet higher standards. .
Standardized tests repeatedly show that students are simply not learning proper reading skills. .
"According to the National Adult Literacy Survey, 42 million adult Americans cannot read, and .
50 million can recognize so few printed words they are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading .
level and the numbers are not slowing down. According to current estimates, the number of .
functionally illiterate adults is increasing by approximately 2 and a quarter million people each .
year". Sweet (1996). This number includes almost 1 million young people who drop out of .
school each year as well as 400,000 legal immigrants, 100,000 refugees, and 800,000 illegal .
immigrants, not to mention 20% of all high school graduates! How can this be? How can 20% .
of high school students that have attended 13 years of school and graduated still not know how to .
read? The reason is that students are not mastering the basics before they are "passed up". .
The family environment also sets the stage for learning to read. While most families do .
not actually teach their children the fundamentals of reading they do "determine whether a child .
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Functional illiteracy is a rising problem throughout the world. ... Illiteracy is not caused by a lack of intelligence. ... Studies indicate that illiteracy has a significant impact on the economy. ... Illiteracy is a solvable problem. ... Illiteracy is a national problem. ...
Illiteracy can be defined as the inability to read and write. ... Also, illiteracy often passes down from parents who are illiterate to their own children. ... A high rate of illiteracy relates to a high rate of unemployment. ... Finally, the illiteracy comes from parents who are unable to read and write. It can be called inter-generational cycle of illiteracy. ...
It is essential for a person to have the basic knowledge of reading and writing to survive in our society. In the past, some people could live in the wilderness, or even cities being illiterate, but the way of living has changed so much, that now it is almost impossible to be a part of a nation, esp...
Therefore, through parental guidance, we can break the cycle of illiteracy. ... The illiteracy problem is not created solely by the schools, and its solution does not rest entirely on their shoulders. ... "If we could get parents to read to their children 15-20 minutes a day, we could break the cycle of illiteracy in a generation," said Joe Perez, supervisor of Hillsborough County's adult basic education program. ...
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The illiteracy rate in Chad is 48.4% in men and 66.0% in women. ... Since education is low in Chad, the illiteracy rate is high. ... Burkina Faso's illiteracy rate is 66.1% males and 85.9% females. ... This is what causes the high illiteracy rate. ... Which leaves them with the lowest illiteracy rate possible. ...
Solving the problem of adult illiteracy may help with other societal problems. ... Adult illiteracy is not only a local issue it is a global issue. ... Another factor is that illiteracy is passed down through generations. ... New Techniques to Fight Illiteracy At least $1 billion is needed to eradicate illiteracy by 2015. ... Illiteracy is problem that looks to never being solved. ...
Many of America's illiterate are unemployed and live in poverty, however, many people do not understand the impact and negative affects illiteracy has on America. ... Illiteracy hurts the country as a whole, the loved ones of the illiterate person, and deprives the person themselves of a decent life. ... Illiteracy is seen by many as one of America's biggest dilemmas. ... Unlike most diseases illiteracy cannot be cured by a simple drug, however, it can be prevented. Until America realizes that they have created a prison within their own free society where people's fight to ...
