Literacy For All

By: Eduardo Barragan, Heidi Otten, and Garrett

Walters

Literacy is Learned.

Illiteracy is passed along by

parents who cannot read or

write.

The Benchmark: 4th Grade

● ⅔ of students who cannot read proficiently

by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail

or welfare.

Adults

● 32 Million adults in the U.S. can’t read =

14% of the population.

● 19% of high school graduates can’t read.

Drop Outs

● Children who can’t read proficiently

by the 4th grade are 4 times liker to

drop out of school.

● 90% of high school drop outs are on

welfare.

Crime

● 85% of all juveniles who interact

with the juvenile court system are

illiterate.

● More than 60 percent of inmates are

illiterate

Health Care

Low literacy costs $73 Million per year in

terms of direct healthcare costs.

Some Benefits of Literacy:

● Economic Security

● Access to Health Care

● Actively participate in civic life

● Statistically less of a chance for jail/juvie

● Teaching future generations

Sources

http://www.begintoread.com/research/literacystatistics.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/illiteracy-rate_n_3880355.html

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-literacy-america

http://www.begintoread.com/research/literacystatistics.html