ILLITERACYBY VICKY CHAN AND SHANSHAN WU

WHAT IS ILLITERACY? Illiteracy is the inability to read and write. There is about 1 billion of non- illiterate

adults today. That is 26 % of the world’s population.

98% of the non- illiterates live in developing countries.

TYPES OF ILLITERACY Total Illiteracy: people who cannot read or

write at all Functional Illiteracy: People who can read and

write on a limited level Cultural Illiteracy: People who do not know or

understand a common body of facts about one’s nation, state or even hometown.

Professional Illiteracy: People who concerns the language needed for special kinds of work.

The most common types of illiteracy are total and functional illiteracy.

WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO HAVE ILLITERACY?

There are many reasons that cause illiteracy such as: Poverty Lack of literacy within a family Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, central

auditory processing disorders and short term memory difficulties.

Health problems that cause absence from school

School system is not working well as it should.

Move from place to place so often that students cannot catch up.

RESULTS OF ILLITERACYWHAT HAD ILLITERACY CAUSE US?

Economic Suffering Low Productivity Industrial Accidents Poor Product quality

Political Suffering Illiterate people often helpless to understand

and voice their rights as citizen. They can be powerless to stop their nation from falling into hands of an oppressive or unstable government

Illiteracy costs the US more than $20 billion a year in diminished productivity, lost tax revenues, disability benefit paid in event of injury, and welfare payments.

PROBLEM Should we continue to ignore this major

global issue that costs economic, cultural and political problems? If not, how can we decrease the number of illiterate people to lower the costs and losses that results from illiteracy?

STAKEHOLDERSWHO AFFECTS THE PROBLEM AND THEIR

VIEWPOINTS Illiterate people affects the problem. They feel hopeless and helpless to

understand and voice their rights as citizen. They feel left out, like they don’t belong in

their community. They have to rely on welfare for living, since

they are often jobless. They feel useless. They have low self-esteem.

STAKEHOLDERSWHO IS AFFECTED AND THEIR VIEWPOINTS Illiteracy affects all the people on Earth including us. For example: Illiteracy decreases the chance of

employment; therefore, illiterate people commit crimes such as robbery for living. These victims could be us.

No matter what, the final outcomes will always affect us. Some people might feel angry that their lives is affected

by the illiterates, so they blame the illiterates. Some people might feel sorry for them While some others ignore the illiterates completely when

the they try to ask them for help Others listen and help them to feel better about

themselves

OUR VIEWPOINTS We think illiteracy should not be ignored

anymore. We need to tackle the issue as soon as possible

Its not too late to fix it. We should try to make the illiterates feel

better about themselves. We think all people have the responsibility for

this troubling situation that had irritated many illiterates.

ILLITERACY RATES BY REGIONS

WORLD’S COUNTRIES LITERACY PERCENTAGE

SOLUTIONS

STAKEHOLDERS

WHICH ONE IS THE BEST?