By way of the United States Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, nearly 15 percent of the U.S. population cannot read. That is an astonishing number. Delving deeper into the metrics, just 29 percent of adults read at a basic level and nearly 20 percent of high school graduates cannot read. It’s why we celebrate and encourage reading in schools and observe International Literacy Day in September. From the echos of hearing “reading is fundamental” to understanding the basic nature of being able to read street signs or contracts, reading is a basic need of life. That’s …
How digital gives literacy a boost
