Local bookstores offer ways to combat declining national literacy

Local bookstores offer ways to combat declining national literacy

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)– The literacy rates have been decreasing in the U.S. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 5 adults, or 43 million Americans, possess low literacy rates. Meaning a person has a limited ability to read, write, and comprehend written text well enough to get through everyday life. "The literacy rates have been falling for many years," Amanda Poitevin, owner of The Book Shelf, said. "And I think it…