People with functional illiteracy often hide their difficulties because they feel ashamed and live in constant worry that their problem will be recognized. It is difficult for them to start a reading and writing course and thus admit the problem. Functional illiterates are outsiders in many respects: they do not get ahead professionally, hardly participate … Illiteracy: the Consequences
The reasons for illiteracy are complex. Not infrequently, unfavorable family and social circumstances play a role: social difficulties in the family, disinterested and overburdened parents, neglect, a prolonged illness, all of these can contribute to children not learning to read and write properly during their school years.Reading is experienced negatively especially when children or young … Illiteracy: the Causes
The lives of illiterate people are often one big excuse. They think up all sorts of things so that their “problem” is not noticed. That ten years of compulsory education protects against illiteracy is still a misconception in Germany. Marianne K. (32) had never read a book, she ignored instructions for use and package inserts. … Illiteracy Has Nothing to do with Lack of Intelligence
