International Literacy Day

past years, the government of these countries focused on education. The levels of literacy in these countries was too high and there were causes of negative impact toward education. For instance, literacy rate of girls in Pakistan and family were the negative impact. Literacy rates for both gender was too high in Ghana, Ethiopia and South Africa and the negative impact was poverty. The government want to reduce literacy by doing many things. For example, the high rate of low enrollment for girls in

solutions to this on-going problem will be discussed. Illiteracy Among African-Americans African-American adults do not have the ability or proper skills to read, write, or speak English correctly. African-Americans have the lowest level of literacy rates in

Introduction The way technology has impacted adult literacy has changed the way adults and learning to read and write. Technology has granted tools that have made new ways to learn possible helping lower adult literacy. Tools such as commenting tools, virtual meeting tools, speech to text, text to speech, and low-level coaching tools in electronic texts improve the way people learn and communicate with others beyond the classroom. This problem effects millions of people making it highly important

Literacy In past years, Illiteracy was a big issue to some countries like Pakistan, Ghana Ethiopia, South Africa and other places in Africa. Over the past years, the government of these countries focused on education. The levels of literacy in these countries was too high and there were causes of negative impact toward education. For instance, literacy rate of girls in Pakistan and family were the negative impact. Literacy rates for both gender was too high in Ghana, Ethiopia and South Africa

school. Literacy is vital element to education and illiteracy can greatly affect an individual. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy states that literacy is “using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential” (“Literacy Surveys”). Without the ability to read, an individual cannot achieve any of their goals or rise to meet their potential. People are looking to the government for funding to resolve the literacy issue

state that it is the primary cause that literacy rates have decreased in recent years, since technology can distract from literacy development or academic engagement. The question arises is technology detrimental to literacy development and engagement or is it beneficial. Should technology and the digital age be reevaluated in its effectiveness in literacy development and academic engagement? Absolutely, technology should be reevaluated in effectiveness in literacy development due to the fact it provides

developed or not. Some social indictors of development include the adult literacy rate, incidence of doctors and access to a clean water supply. Adult literacy rates are good measure of development because it shows the countries population who have access to education, with people able to communicate in other ways rather than word of mouth enhances the chance of employment. Also one can compare the literacy rates between male and female if they are more men able to read and

statistics and facts are two things you very rarely can fight against. Over and over Postman uses facts on how the media is basically dumbing us down. For example, Postman pointed out that with the rise of the televised age there was then a decrease in literacy.

As time has passed the evolution of technology is almost indescribable. Technology has become apart of our everyday lives. When you think of technology you mostly think about how it has helped advance our lives, but may never consider its negatives. The media is a huge aspect of how we shape our society. In the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman he shows his concern for how this all can effect as as a people. He does this by using three popular persuasive literary devices to help convey

Literacy In past years, literacy was an issues in some countries. In past years, Illiteracy was a big issue to some countries like Pakistan, Ghana Ethiopia, South Africa and other places in Africa. Over the past years, the government of these countries focused on education. The levels of literacy in these countries was too high and there were causes of negative impact toward education. For instance, literacy rate of girls in Pakistan and family were the negative impact. Literacy rates for both