Wednesday, May 16

scary stats

• Over 21,000 adults in Utah County are functionally illiterate.
• Project Read (program through Provo City Library) reaches about 2% of those who need help.
• 15% of the workforce is functionally illiterate.
• 40% of Americans cannot determine correct change.
• 25% of Americans cannot address an envelope well enough to reach its destination.
• 42% of high school seniors will graduate with barely adequate reading and writing skills.
• 10% of the drivers on the highway cannot read road signs.

Illiteracy sucks. You can learn more through Project Read, a program run by our local library. Or look for something in your area.

4 comments:

whitney said...

that is scary...especially the one about people not being able to read road signs. aahhh!

May 16, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Mortensen Baby Farm said...

whoa?

May 17, 2007 at 9:06 AM
the Allers said...

Example #1: this is an email I received this morning from a vendor (who is a grown up with 4 kids).

"one million_ min of 6 to 10 and more it I have other dirictions i want to explore. I'm going to give you as many as I can.. Fellowing the gift collection look and feel or are we going of the ranch on this one. How dose that sound."

YES!

May 17, 2007 at 10:24 AM
AnnaYoung said...

I'd just like to point out I"m one of those 10% on the road without my glasses. . . but I only do that when I absolutely KNOW where I'm going. . . and now I will never do it ever again.

And Sarah. . . are you serious with that email?

May 17, 2007 at 11:51 AM

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