Illiteracy in America

With the information age coming in at blazing speeds, literacy is needed among every one in the nation. To solve literacy’s problems must effectively the United States must go the roots of where illiteracy begins. When this starts to happen nation wide, all able will be able to have the ability to read. How else would a nation survive in a literate world with out being literate itself? Works Cited Mcmaster, Scott.

Illiteracy inhibits man from developing their country because it hinders its people from obtaining knowledge from books. Although the United States clearly defines the First Amendment, its government and media are obviously interfering and distorting the truth to benefit their own agenda. To truly understand the concept of censorship, it is important to thoroughly comprehend how and why it exists to begin with. First of all, according to “Definitions of Censorship” by PBS, the American Library Association states, “Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous.”(PBS) Corresponding to that quote, when things are censored, a person or groups of people make decisions as to what the public need to be exposed to. Their decisions only represent a small portion of the population.

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The Roots of Illiteracy A problem that pervades our society and threatens to undermine all of the "advances" of our culture is illiteracy. Why is illiteracy so prominent in the United States? In such a diverse culture the causes of illiteracy cannot be easily pointed out. The United States has one of the most expensive higher educational systems in the world, yet 43% of adults read at a level that scarcely makes it possible to function in society. Almost 22% of adults are not be able to find their street on a road map.

Educators must work together with the student to understand their individual forms of learning, not every student is the same and must be given the opportunity to learn no matter what the circumstance might be. The years prior to when an individual reaches the opportunity to attend college, is one of much importance. Especially when it comes to Literacy, this alone spreads into all subject areas. Literacy should be considered one of the most important aspects of a student’s career, if not the most important. Research by Bob Wise (2009) suggests that the main problem in today’s districts is that a good amount of administrations believe that literacy comes after school reform on the list of important topics.

Whether it is unqualified educators or intercity school, the classroom also can effect how we learn to read and write in America. Too many children do not reach the proper level of literacy and as a result, it is one of the reasons for high school dropouts, and more and more juveniles becoming a part of the legal system. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), two-thirds of students that cannot read by the end of fourth grade will end up on welfare or in prison. If a child lives in an area were the majority of the community is more poverty-stricken then the rate of literacy and education quality drops largely. There is a huge relationship between poverty and illiteracy.

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