It is hard to believe that somewhere, just from exposure, he would have learned something. But I think many people in poverty are mostly concerned with life and their basic needs. Unfortunately, reading is not one of them. “Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 44 million adults are no longer able to read a simple story to their children” (The Literacy Project). When I was little, my parents were avid readers, so I became one too. However, my twelve year old daughter did not. He has never read a book for pleasure and finds reading boring. It's hard for me to imagine anyone not having the desire