Paper Rating: Word Count: 1525 Approx Pages: 6  Eradicating
Illiteracy in Our School  Literacy is the best indication of a
country's educational status and education is the best  path to
a country's prosperity. If this is the case then why does the
most affluent and  technologically advanced country in the world
has a reading problem? The United States has  millions of
citizens who cannot even read the simple instructions on a can
of soup. In a  country where education is provided to everyone
at no cost how do we end up with so many  people who cannot
read? How do we break the cycle of illiteracy so that all
children have an  equal opportunity to succeed in the world? In
this paper I will discuss the history, causes, and  factors of
illiteracy and hopefully some achievable solutions to the
problem.  The United States started it's commitment to literacy
back in the 18th century when  reading and writing were taught
to all soldiers and military personnel. In the post industrial
revolution America, in an attemp