in the Great Green Room there was a telephone and a red balloon and a
telephone and a red balloon and a
telephone and a red balloon and a picture of a cow jumping over the moon
picture of a cow jumping over the moon
picture of a cow jumping over the moon do you remember when your parents used
do you remember when your parents used
do you remember when your parents used to read Goodnight Moon to you at night
to read Goodnight Moon to you at night
to read Goodnight Moon to you at night on one hand you could barely contain
on one hand you could barely contain
on one hand you could barely contain your excitement about being snuggled in
your excitement about being snuggled in
your excitement about being snuggled in bed with your parents but on the other
bed with your parents but on the other
bed with your parents but on the other hand you knew that this would signal
hand you knew that this would signal
hand you knew that this would signal bedtime you would always say please just
bedtime you would always say please just
bedtime you would always say please just read one more page then as you started
read one more page then as you started
read one more page then as you started getting older you started reading these
getting older you started reading these
getting older you started reading these bedtime books in middle school we would
bedtime books in middle school we would
bedtime books in middle school we would read the epic Harry Potter series today
read the epic Harry Potter series today
read the epic Harry Potter series today it’s ironic because we’re struggling to
it’s ironic because we’re struggling to
it’s ironic because we’re struggling to finish Beowulf and we would do anything
finish Beowulf and we would do anything
finish Beowulf and we would do anything to fall asleep hello
to fall asleep hello
to fall asleep hello I’m Shana pearl and today I will be
I’m Shana pearl and today I will be
I’m Shana pearl and today I will be presenting a topic that I’m extremely
presenting a topic that I’m extremely
presenting a topic that I’m extremely passionate about literacy reading allows
passionate about literacy reading allows
passionate about literacy reading allows us to communicate our emotions and
us to communicate our emotions and
us to communicate our emotions and feelings on an extremely personal level
feelings on an extremely personal level
feelings on an extremely personal level what I enjoy most about reading is the
what I enjoy most about reading is the
what I enjoy most about reading is the journey into other people’s lives by
journey into other people’s lives by
journey into other people’s lives by merely looking at a page and reading the
merely looking at a page and reading the
merely looking at a page and reading the words I grew up in a household where I
words I grew up in a household where I
words I grew up in a household where I was read to every night my mom made sure
was read to every night my mom made sure
was read to every night my mom made sure that I could comprehend the basic
that I could comprehend the basic
that I could comprehend the basic bedtime stories that she was reading to
bedtime stories that she was reading to
bedtime stories that she was reading to me as I got older I realized that
me as I got older I realized that
me as I got older I realized that reading had transformed into one of my
reading had transformed into one of my
reading had transformed into one of my favorite passions the older I got the
favorite passions the older I got the
favorite passions the older I got the more knowledge I acquired my dot always
more knowledge I acquired my dot always
more knowledge I acquired my dot always wanted my siblings and I to read the
wanted my siblings and I to read the
wanted my siblings and I to read the newspaper every day and one morning in
newspaper every day and one morning in
newspaper every day and one morning in the summer going into tenth grade I was
the summer going into tenth grade I was
the summer going into tenth grade I was reading a New York Times article and
reading a New York Times article and
reading a New York Times article and stumbled across a frightening fact I
stumbled across a frightening fact I
stumbled across a frightening fact I learned that the illiteracy rate in the
learned that the illiteracy rate in the
learned that the illiteracy rate in the United States was incredibly high among
United States was incredibly high among
United States was incredibly high among children teenagers and young adults
children teenagers and young adults
children teenagers and young adults raise your hand
raise your hand
raise your hand if you don’t know how to read this not
if you don’t know how to read this not
if you don’t know how to read this not so surprising result shows that all of
so surprising result shows that all of
so surprising result shows that all of us live in a privileged Society we all
us live in a privileged Society we all
us live in a privileged Society we all attend a highly competitive school and
attend a highly competitive school and
attend a highly competitive school and our parents made it a point before we
our parents made it a point before we
our parents made it a point before we even started kindergarten that we knew
even started kindergarten that we knew
even started kindergarten that we knew how to read we are considered lucky
how to read we are considered lucky
how to read we are considered lucky there are many people that are less
there are many people that are less
there are many people that are less fortunate than
fortunate than
fortunate than that never had the opportunity to learn
that never had the opportunity to learn
that never had the opportunity to learn how to read none of us can comprehend
how to read none of us can comprehend
how to read none of us can comprehend what our life would be like if we did
what our life would be like if we did
what our life would be like if we did not know how to read if someone is
not know how to read if someone is
not know how to read if someone is classified as illiterate then he or she
classified as illiterate then he or she
classified as illiterate then he or she can see letters but cannot comprehend
can see letters but cannot comprehend
can see letters but cannot comprehend words they see words like my title and
words they see words like my title and
words they see words like my title and it translates to gibberish in their mind
it translates to gibberish in their mind
it translates to gibberish in their mind however if I flip my title you can see
however if I flip my title you can see
however if I flip my title you can see that I’ll be speaking about taking the
that I’ll be speaking about taking the
that I’ll be speaking about taking the ill out of illiteracy not many people
ill out of illiteracy not many people
ill out of illiteracy not many people are aware of how widespread the
are aware of how widespread the
are aware of how widespread the illiteracy crisis is in the United
illiteracy crisis is in the United
illiteracy crisis is in the United States illiteracy has turned into a
States illiteracy has turned into a
States illiteracy has turned into a crisis in America there are about 32
crisis in America there are about 32
crisis in America there are about 32 million American adults in the United
million American adults in the United
million American adults in the United States that cannot read and comprehend
States that cannot read and comprehend
States that cannot read and comprehend books and articles above a 3rd grade
books and articles above a 3rd grade
books and articles above a 3rd grade reading level this group of people
reading level this group of people
reading level this group of people translates to about one-tenth of the
translates to about one-tenth of the
translates to about one-tenth of the United States population these adults
United States population these adults
United States population these adults cannot find jobs because employers do
cannot find jobs because employers do
cannot find jobs because employers do not want to hire someone that is not
not want to hire someone that is not
not want to hire someone that is not able to read and comprehend not being
able to read and comprehend not being
able to read and comprehend not being able to read changes a person’s
able to read changes a person’s
able to read changes a person’s lifestyle drastically illiteracy is
lifestyle drastically illiteracy is
lifestyle drastically illiteracy is hereditary if your parents do not know
hereditary if your parents do not know
hereditary if your parents do not know how to read you have a 72 percent chance
how to read you have a 72 percent chance
how to read you have a 72 percent chance of being illiterate yourself
of being illiterate yourself
of being illiterate yourself due to the person’s mother and father
due to the person’s mother and father
due to the person’s mother and father not knowing how to read they probably
not knowing how to read they probably
not knowing how to read they probably did not have books in their house when
did not have books in their house when
did not have books in their house when they were growing up or they were never
they were growing up or they were never
they were growing up or they were never read to at night a person’s future
read to at night a person’s future
read to at night a person’s future should not be determined by their
should not be determined by their
should not be determined by their parents level of literacy this vicious
parents level of literacy this vicious
parents level of literacy this vicious cycle needs to be stopped
cycle needs to be stopped
cycle needs to be stopped there are many consequences to not being
there are many consequences to not being
there are many consequences to not being able to read including an increased
able to read including an increased
able to read including an increased likelihood of living in poverty if you
likelihood of living in poverty if you
likelihood of living in poverty if you cannot read you have a 43% chance of
cannot read you have a 43% chance of
cannot read you have a 43% chance of living in poverty the ability to read is
living in poverty the ability to read is
living in poverty the ability to read is a gateway for information if one cannot
a gateway for information if one cannot
a gateway for information if one cannot retrieve information it hinders the
retrieve information it hinders the
retrieve information it hinders the pathway into the workforce I stumbled
pathway into the workforce I stumbled
pathway into the workforce I stumbled across a shocking fact when I was
across a shocking fact when I was
across a shocking fact when I was researching the topic about literacy did
researching the topic about literacy did
researching the topic about literacy did you know that in certain states and
you know that in certain states and
you know that in certain states and counties jails will look at the reading
counties jails will look at the reading
counties jails will look at the reading comprehension levels of third and fourth
comprehension levels of third and fourth
comprehension levels of third and fourth graders to predict how much betting will
graders to predict how much betting will
graders to predict how much betting will be me
be me
be me in the jail and 20 years take a second
in the jail and 20 years take a second
in the jail and 20 years take a second to comprehend the statistic there is a
to comprehend the statistic there is a
to comprehend the statistic there is a correlation between a child’s literacy
correlation between a child’s literacy
correlation between a child’s literacy rate in jail about 75% of inmates are
rate in jail about 75% of inmates are
rate in jail about 75% of inmates are classified as low literate now all these
classified as low literate now all these
classified as low literate now all these correlations and consequences do not
correlations and consequences do not
correlations and consequences do not even amount to the expense it cost the
even amount to the expense it cost the
even amount to the expense it cost the United States every year illiteracy
United States every year illiteracy
United States every year illiteracy costs the United States an average of
costs the United States an average of
costs the United States an average of half a trillion dollars per year half of
half a trillion dollars per year half of
half a trillion dollars per year half of this number is due to US productivity
this number is due to US productivity
this number is due to US productivity loss people that are illiterate cannot
loss people that are illiterate cannot
loss people that are illiterate cannot find jobs so the government needs to
find jobs so the government needs to
find jobs so the government needs to provide money for these people another
provide money for these people another
provide money for these people another quarter trillion dollars are from health
quarter trillion dollars are from health
quarter trillion dollars are from health care costs people that are illiterate
care costs people that are illiterate
care costs people that are illiterate that cannot find jobs need help from the
that cannot find jobs need help from the
that cannot find jobs need help from the government when they get sick because it
government when they get sick because it
government when they get sick because it cannot afford health care
cannot afford health care
cannot afford health care this half trillion dollars is not even
this half trillion dollars is not even
this half trillion dollars is not even compared to the personal cost these
compared to the personal cost these
compared to the personal cost these people face these people live their
people face these people live their
people face these people live their lives going through the daily motions
lives going through the daily motions
lives going through the daily motions they have to go through their life not
they have to go through their life not
they have to go through their life not being able to read the newspaper to find
being able to read the newspaper to find
being able to read the newspaper to find help wanted ads the United States has
help wanted ads the United States has
help wanted ads the United States has programs to help combat illiteracy and
programs to help combat illiteracy and
programs to help combat illiteracy and while they do help we can still do
while they do help we can still do
while they do help we can still do better the government spends a fortune
better the government spends a fortune
better the government spends a fortune trying to help people learn how to read
trying to help people learn how to read
trying to help people learn how to read but they’re just not working only about
but they’re just not working only about
but they’re just not working only about 10 percent of the literacy programs are
10 percent of the literacy programs are
10 percent of the literacy programs are proven to help combat illiteracy it’s
proven to help combat illiteracy it’s
proven to help combat illiteracy it’s time for a new approach
time for a new approach
time for a new approach I discovered a way to break the
I discovered a way to break the
I discovered a way to break the illiteracy cycle in the United States it
illiteracy cycle in the United States it
illiteracy cycle in the United States it reaches those that need it most
reaches those that need it most
reaches those that need it most minorities are the most affected by
minorities are the most affected by
minorities are the most affected by illiteracy in the United States a
illiteracy in the United States a
illiteracy in the United States a Hispanic living down here in Florida has
Hispanic living down here in Florida has
Hispanic living down here in Florida has a higher literacy rate than a Hispanic
a higher literacy rate than a Hispanic
a higher literacy rate than a Hispanic living in Michigan an ethnicity should
living in Michigan an ethnicity should
living in Michigan an ethnicity should not have different levels of literacy
not have different levels of literacy
not have different levels of literacy throughout the country the levels should
throughout the country the levels should
throughout the country the levels should be even the idea is easy and inexpensive
be even the idea is easy and inexpensive
be even the idea is easy and inexpensive and we can implement it right now if we
and we can implement it right now if we
and we can implement it right now if we wanted to one of the best parts of the
wanted to one of the best parts of the
wanted to one of the best parts of the idea is that participants do not have to
idea is that participants do not have to
idea is that participants do not have to be
be
be we engaged in the activity to learn how
we engaged in the activity to learn how
we engaged in the activity to learn how to read if you turn on the television
to read if you turn on the television
to read if you turn on the television with same language subtitling you will
with same language subtitling you will
with same language subtitling you will automatically begin reading the closed
automatically begin reading the closed
automatically begin reading the closed captions the exposure to hearing the
captions the exposure to hearing the
captions the exposure to hearing the words on the screen and actually seeing
words on the screen and actually seeing
words on the screen and actually seeing the words simultaneously teaches these
the words simultaneously teaches these
the words simultaneously teaches these children how to recognize words thereby
children how to recognize words thereby
children how to recognize words thereby teaching them how to read our brain also
teaching them how to read our brain also
teaching them how to read our brain also likes to finish tasks therefore if we
likes to finish tasks therefore if we
likes to finish tasks therefore if we are watching the television with
are watching the television with
are watching the television with subtitles our brain will think it missed
subtitles our brain will think it missed
subtitles our brain will think it missed something if we did not read these
something if we did not read these
something if we did not read these subtitles our brain will continue to
subtitles our brain will continue to
subtitles our brain will continue to have a or what did that say throughout
have a or what did that say throughout
have a or what did that say throughout the rest of the program for many of us
the rest of the program for many of us
the rest of the program for many of us when we were little the television was
when we were little the television was
when we were little the television was our babysitter while our parents were
our babysitter while our parents were
our babysitter while our parents were cooking dinner they would plop us in
cooking dinner they would plop us in
cooking dinner they would plop us in front of the television to past time the
front of the television to past time the
front of the television to past time the average child today h22 five watches
average child today h22 five watches
average child today h22 five watches about 32 hours of television per week
about 32 hours of television per week
about 32 hours of television per week imagine the benefits of having closed
imagine the benefits of having closed
imagine the benefits of having closed captions playing at the bottom of the
captions playing at the bottom of the
captions playing at the bottom of the screen these children would be reading
screen these children would be reading
screen these children would be reading an additional 32 hours per week I am
an additional 32 hours per week I am
an additional 32 hours per week I am introducing my organization called TV
introducing my organization called TV
introducing my organization called TV reading the goal of my organization is
reading the goal of my organization is
reading the goal of my organization is to use same language subtitling to
to use same language subtitling to
to use same language subtitling to eradicate the illiteracy cycle in the
eradicate the illiteracy cycle in the
eradicate the illiteracy cycle in the United States within the next five years
United States within the next five years
United States within the next five years we know that same language subtitling
we know that same language subtitling
we know that same language subtitling works because in India there was a
works because in India there was a
works because in India there was a large-scale experiment in the province
large-scale experiment in the province
large-scale experiment in the province done by British Kothari the results
done by British Kothari the results
done by British Kothari the results identified the improvement of over 200
identified the improvement of over 200
identified the improvement of over 200 million Indians reading levels just by
million Indians reading levels just by
million Indians reading levels just by implementing same language subtitles at
implementing same language subtitles at
implementing same language subtitles at the bottom of Bollywood music videos
the bottom of Bollywood music videos
the bottom of Bollywood music videos Cathars organization became known as
Cathars organization became known as
Cathars organization became known as planet read we have known that same
planet read we have known that same
planet read we have known that same language subtitling works since about
language subtitling works since about
language subtitling works since about 2009 because this is when Bill Clinton
2009 because this is when Bill Clinton
2009 because this is when Bill Clinton talked about Planet read at the Clinton
talked about Planet read at the Clinton
talked about Planet read at the Clinton Global Initiative although we have known
Global Initiative although we have known
Global Initiative although we have known that the initiative works we haven’t
that the initiative works we haven’t
that the initiative works we haven’t implemented subtitling in the United
implemented subtitling in the United
implemented subtitling in the United States and I don’t understand why same
States and I don’t understand why same
States and I don’t understand why same language subtitling needs to be
language subtitling needs to be
language subtitling needs to be implemented immediately
TV reading is going to create awareness
TV reading is going to create awareness we are going to spread the word the
we are going to spread the word the
we are going to spread the word the illiteracy is a crisis in the United
illiteracy is a crisis in the United
illiteracy is a crisis in the United States that has to be solved we are
States that has to be solved we are
States that has to be solved we are going to spread awareness to implement
going to spread awareness to implement
going to spread awareness to implement same language subtitles we are going to
same language subtitles we are going to
same language subtitles we are going to reach out to television studios and TV
reach out to television studios and TV
reach out to television studios and TV networks so we can implement same
networks so we can implement same
networks so we can implement same language subtitles we are going to go to
language subtitles we are going to go to
language subtitles we are going to go to advertisers so they can demand that the
advertisers so they can demand that the
advertisers so they can demand that the programs they sponsor have same language
programs they sponsor have same language
programs they sponsor have same language subtitling we are going to join other
subtitling we are going to join other
subtitling we are going to join other illiteracy organizations to spread
illiteracy organizations to spread
illiteracy organizations to spread awareness and we will go to the
awareness and we will go to the
awareness and we will go to the government so they can make set same
government so they can make set same
government so they can make set same language subtitling mandatory everyone
language subtitling mandatory everyone
language subtitling mandatory everyone has a calling in life for me I learned
has a calling in life for me I learned
has a calling in life for me I learned in my 17 years of life that my calling
in my 17 years of life that my calling
in my 17 years of life that my calling was spreading the word that illiteracy
was spreading the word that illiteracy
was spreading the word that illiteracy was a crisis in the United States
was a crisis in the United States
was a crisis in the United States however anyone can be an advocate at any
however anyone can be an advocate at any
however anyone can be an advocate at any point in their life the steps to forming
point in their life the steps to forming
point in their life the steps to forming an organization are finding something
an organization are finding something
an organization are finding something that you’re passionate about find
that you’re passionate about find
that you’re passionate about find something that you are completely
something that you are completely
something that you are completely infatuated with and begin researching
infatuated with and begin researching
infatuated with and begin researching your specific fashion learn if there are
your specific fashion learn if there are
your specific fashion learn if there are any faults that can be practically
any faults that can be practically
any faults that can be practically solved do not look to reinvent the wheel
solved do not look to reinvent the wheel
solved do not look to reinvent the wheel just find faults that you can improve
just find faults that you can improve
just find faults that you can improve upon once you have found your topic
upon once you have found your topic
upon once you have found your topic spread the word like wildfire make
spread the word like wildfire make
spread the word like wildfire make people aware of the issue the people in
people aware of the issue the people in
people aware of the issue the people in this room have the power to change
this room have the power to change
this room have the power to change America’s future through various
America’s future through various
America’s future through various organizations as via tricks Potter
organizations as via tricks Potter
organizations as via tricks Potter author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit
author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit
author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit stated I hold the a strongly marked
stated I hold the a strongly marked
stated I hold the a strongly marked personality can influence descendants
personality can influence descendants
personality can influence descendants for generations thank you
for generations thank you
for generations thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
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