Teaching Them all to Read

We must have literacy skills in order to participate in today's society—to vote, to help educate our own children, to work. We look to our schools to provide young people with the solid foundation of literacy skills that will prepare them to perform these tasks. Yet, national illiteracy statistics indicate many students do not attain the literacy skills they need. Twenty seven million American adults are illiterate; they cannot read or write. Another 47 million are considered