The Importance of Literacy

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The paper discusses literacy in the United States. It further examines issues related to literacy and education, as well as how individuals can seem to be literate, but maintain comprehension levels that identify illiteracy. The paper also analyzes what this impact has on the future of today's children, and conclusions are drawn based upon the research.

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"Americans traditionally think of literacy in terms of educational programs that enhance the lives of children through their ability to read and write. When society then discusses illiteracy those thoughts immediately transfer to images of individuals who do not have the ability to even decode the alphabet. However, in the United States there are currently millions of children that would be considered literate; yet, they have the comprehension rates of those that are illiterate, because somewhere in their lives during education they stopped expanding their abilities in reading. This situation causes many individuals to be destined to lives of poverty, and forced to be outcast from the social order because of their inability to read. It is contended, therefore, that literacy is significant in American society because it has the ability to offer everyone an equal chance at success, and can be a tool that alters life for millions."

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