We normally attribute literacy, in the singular, recognizing the many interpretations of the term on different occasions and contexts: the many different approaches, the various levels of associated skills and the various uses of written language in specific cultures and conditions. Emerging definitions of literacy often appear to include special attributes relevant to a particular community. It is such an influential and dynamic concept that it has become dependent on the information needs of society at the time. Literacy is the ability to read and write. It requires learned skills to understand and use the major symbol systems used within a culture for personal and community development. To understand literacy, the teaching and learning of the written language, every person must have the right to education, regardless of age, inside and outside the school system. Studies have shown that students who have access to different types of literacy make the greatest gains in learning. The deeper goal of expanding basic education includes universal literacy. “Therefore, literacy and basic education should not be seen as separate objectives, but as part of a single objective” (Global Monitoring Report 2008). Many administrative analysts consider the literacy rate to be a crucial measure of the value of a region's wealth. Those who have a higher level of literacy have a higher socioeconomic status. Basically, the more you understand about life, the greater your chances of success. Valid literacy implies a global and consolidated approach to language: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Reading demonstrates understanding and writing is a creative activity that engages the express......middle of paper......proper guidance and access to all literary content in all its forms . We also need more programs designed to help adults improve basic reading, writing and computer skills. We must continually share literacy. We must practice, utilize, motivate and instill values ​​to always increase one's capabilities as a lifelong development process. Access requires perseverance. Works citedEFA Global Monitoring Report 2008.Education for all by 2015: will we make it? Paris:UNESCO, 2007. http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=49591&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html."Mashable." Mashable. Np, nd Web. 06 March 2014."Overcoming illiteracy." Overcoming illiteracy. Np, nd Web. 06 March 2014. Torres, Rosa-Marı´a. 2004. Lifelong learning in Southern Italy: critical issues and opportunities for adult education. SIDA studies n. 11. Stockholm: SIDA.