Literacy, a very essential skill, has been in constant change throughout the years. A long time ago being literate only signified the conquest of some very basic knowledge, such as knowing how to read a street sign or signing one’s name to a paper during the time in which a person came in contact with the law. The privilege of literacy only belonged to a very small and elite group, while the rest of …showed first 75 words of 275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 275 total…identify the scripts, it must comprehend what it reads. In addition, today’s economical standard of life has increased and employers are looking for skilled people who know how to work with computers, write a memo or a report and speak clearly and intelligently. All in all, being literate in today’s society is more than important, it is not something that one gets once and for all; it is always a process of growth.