Today is the UNESCO Day of Illiteracy
Sep. 8th, 2004 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scottishlassHere in Germany we have over two to three million illiterate ppl and the number is growing world wide.
I have to admit I can't quite grasp the concept. Perhaps because the written word has always been so important for me from the earliest memory I have of my family. I couldn't possibly imagine how life would be without words ... without being able to create a whole world in your mind with words, to walk the worlds of others due to words. I'm glad I was able to learn to read and write, something that came so naturally to me.
Reasons why someone is illiterate (according to the UNESCO):
::. Never learnt it at school due to missing concentration
::. Because they are dyslexic
::. Were too lazy to be bothered to learn
::. Played hookey at school from an early age
::. Parents don't bother to check the progress of their primers
I have to admit I can't quite grasp the concept. Perhaps because the written word has always been so important for me from the earliest memory I have of my family. I couldn't possibly imagine how life would be without words ... without being able to create a whole world in your mind with words, to walk the worlds of others due to words. I'm glad I was able to learn to read and write, something that came so naturally to me.
Reasons why someone is illiterate (according to the UNESCO):
::. Never learnt it at school due to missing concentration
::. Because they are dyslexic
::. Were too lazy to be bothered to learn
::. Played hookey at school from an early age
::. Parents don't bother to check the progress of their primers
