Dr. Shlomy Kattan Speaks About Adult
Literacy
Do Good Podcast: 6.14.2017 by Shlomy
and Marc
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Shlomy reveals how big of an issue
adult low literacy. He discusses both the profound societal effects of
adult literacy and the devastating toll it takes on those who have to cope with
it. He discusses what is happening in the public and private sectors to
alleviate it and the associated challenges.
This is a fascinating conversation
about an issue that does not get a lot of press yet affects millions of adults
in this country and across the world.
Adult Literacy Overview
Globally, there are more than 780
million adults who lack basic literacy skills - that is 1 in 6 adults around
the world.
In the United States, it is 36 million adults, which comes out to
be 15% of the adult population. The United States ranks in the bottom
third out the countries in the OECD in adult literacy levels. Half of the
county reads at or below and 8th grade level.
What are the causes of adult low
literacy?
Number 1 internationally is
access to education. There are 60 million children that have no access to
education and 260 million children that have very limited access to education.
Dr. Shlomy Kattan, Senior Director
of the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE
and co-host of The Do Good Podcast speaks about adult literacy. LISTEN
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