Facts About Literacy

There are almost 90 million people in the United States with limited literacy skills. Many have difficulty earning a living or achieving the quality of life and opportunities they want. Worldwide, there are more than one billion people with extremely limited literacy skills living in destitute circumstances, unable to change their lives because they cannot read, write or do basic math.
-National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

Between 21 and 23 percent of the adult U.S. population, or approximately 44 million people, can rad a littel but not well enough to fill out an application, read a food label or read a simple story to a child.
-National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)

Parent-child literacy activities, such as reading to children, have been found to improve children's language skills and to heighten their interest in books.
-National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)