Sure, I enjoyreadingandit's also a greatwaytopassthetimeonmydailycommutetowork. Butreadingisn't just a nicethingtodo. It's anessentialskill, somethingyouneedforeverydayactivities, whetherthat's findingoutthenewsbyreading a newspaperorbuyinggroceriesbyreadingthelabels.
Butfirst, I have a questionforyou, Phil. I mentioned a recentUNreportonthehighnumbersofpeopleunabletoreadandwrite. Butilliteracyisnot a newproblem. Since 1967, theUNhasbeenhighlightingtheimportanceofliteracy – beingabletoreadandwrite – with a dayofcelebrationcalledInternationalLiteracyDay. Butwhendoesittakeplace?