National Adult Literacy Database

September 8, 2008

The following story was written by Paul Ruot Galuak, from Edmonton, Alberta. In April 2008, Paul took part in some sessions during the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum in Edmonton.

Paul's story is not available in audio at this time.

I believe

by Paul Ruot Galuak

• Literacy is a right for all adult and disadvantaged persons.
• Literacy should be a cause that involves everyone in our society.
• All adults can learn regardless of their ages because I know a person who was 30 years old before he learned to read and he eventually became a university professor.

[This story was taken with permission, from the way in: Word on the Prairie, a collection of photo essays of real lives, published by Literacy Alberta. Paul’s story is found on page 14.]